Is City of Shreveport Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Caddo Parish

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

108

health-based violations

143

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0075 µg/L	3/4	2024

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	15.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60 µg/L	269/271	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	75.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 178 µg/L	269/271	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	92.625 µg/L 116% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 218 µg/L	268/268	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	64.9 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 188 µg/L	262/262	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	50 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 169 µg/L	261/262	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27 µg/L	238/262	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31 µg/L	233/271	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	167/262	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32 µg/L	104/262	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	7.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.1 µg/L	46/271	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.6 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	45/157	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00092 mg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Copper	650 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1200 µg/L	12/157	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	80 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	930 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 950 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	8/262	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.775 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	63 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 64 µg/L	5/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	35.7602 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 38.255 µg/L	4/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.9560 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.01 µg/L	4/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.7365 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.74 pCi/L	2/9	SYR4	2012–2019

90 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ARCENEAUX, TOM
Phone: 318-673-5050
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Shreveport Water

Is City of Shreveport Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in City of Shreveport Water's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in City of Shreveport Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does City of Shreveport Water serve?

City of Shreveport Water reports serving 192,378 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has City of Shreveport Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 143 violations on file for City of Shreveport Water, of which 108 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.