Is Village of Columbia Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Caldwell 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	2013-02-02
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-02-02
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-02-02
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2023-11-18
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01

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	1185 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1400 µg/L	84/96	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	13.9 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	52/96	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	14.805 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.3 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	9.265 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.5 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	9.745 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.2 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	16.545 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	48.805 µg/L 61% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 50.3 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	14.765 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 17.3 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	333 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 340 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Barium	147.5 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 150 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	43 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.596 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.79 pCi/L	5/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	5/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	19 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Arsenic	0.9805 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Cadmium	0.6555 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6600 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.16995 pCi/L 43% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.2 pCi/L	2/6	SYR4	2016–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	9.565 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dalapon	1.72 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.6500 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Xylenes, Total	1.3 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2014–2018

57 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SPRINGER, HANNAH
Phone: 318-649-6174
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Village of Columbia Water

Is Village of Columbia Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Village of Columbia 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 Village of Columbia Water's water?

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

How many people does Village of Columbia Water serve?

Village of Columbia Water reports serving 945 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Village of Columbia Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 24 violations on file for Village of Columbia Water, of which 3 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.