Is Town of Vinton 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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-27
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-27
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-27
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-27
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-06-27
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-05-01 → 2006-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31

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	855 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	30/45	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	7.65 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	30/45	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.245 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.7 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	4.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	20.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.5 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	51.425 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 61.5 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	14.55 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 17.8 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	15.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.5 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	7.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.3 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2023
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.265 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	800 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	1000 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dalapon	3.95 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2014–2019
Lithium	33.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024
Asbestos	0.1700 MFL 2.4% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/9	SYR4	2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.5 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2014–2019

92 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene 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: BAHNSEN, BONNIE
Phone: 337-589-7453
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Vinton Water

Is Town of Vinton Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Town of Vinton 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 Vinton Water's water?

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

How many people does Town of Vinton Water serve?

Town of Vinton Water reports serving 4,101 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Vinton Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 15 violations on file for Town of Vinton Water, of which 9 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.