Is Columbia Heights Water District 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	2021-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-10-26
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-10-26

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	300 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	19/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	4.3 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	15/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.57 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	8.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.8 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	22.21 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 22.6 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.045 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	280 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 290 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	210 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	8/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0028 mg/L 19% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	57 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.25 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	6/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.1175 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.35 pCi/L	6/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.9 pCi/L 38% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2 pCi/L	5/8	SYR4	2016–2019
Hexachlorobenzene	0.2080 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2200 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.9130 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9200 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.09 pCi/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Mercury	1 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	0.3000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2013–2019

59 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CHAMPAGNE, LOUIS
Phone: 318-649-5852
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Columbia Heights Water District

Is Columbia Heights Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Columbia Heights Water District'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 Columbia Heights Water District's water?

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

How many people does Columbia Heights Water District serve?

Columbia Heights Water District reports serving 1,965 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Columbia Heights Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 12 violations on file for Columbia Heights Water District, of which 8 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.