Is Town of Iowa Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Calcasieu 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.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-01-15 → 2002-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-01-15 → 2002-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-01-15 → 2002-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-08-15 → 1998-09-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-08-15 → 1998-09-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-08-15 → 1998-09-14

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
Copper	900 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	39/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	34/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.794 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	10.77 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.914 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.88 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.254 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.5 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.986 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	29.64 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 40.7 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	16.665 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 19.85 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.567 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.6005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.09 µg/L	12/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2024
Fluoride	216.5 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 220 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	208.5 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	4/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.785 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 pCi/L	4/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.232 pCi/L 45% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.3 pCi/L	3/6	SYR4	2016–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.6660 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6700 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.7255 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.282 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.38 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2012–2019
1,2-Dichloroethane	1.6 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	22.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	UCMR-5	2025

89 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WATKINS, DOUGLAS N.
Phone: 337-582-3535
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Iowa Water

Is Town of Iowa Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Town of Iowa 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 Town of Iowa Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromoacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Town of Iowa Water serve?

Town of Iowa Water reports serving 3,636 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Iowa Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 36 violations on file for Town of Iowa Water, of which 10 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.