Is East Columbia Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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.

280

health-based violations

355

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31

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
Fluoride	2015 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2100 µg/L	38/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	221.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 273 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	496.605 µg/L 621% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 523 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	227.105 µg/L 379% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 262.5 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	98.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 117 µg/L	27/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	182.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 189 µg/L	25/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	126.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 156 µg/L	25/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	141 µg/L No EPA limit set	21/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	27.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.9 µg/L	20/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	17.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.9 µg/L	19/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	19/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	11.2 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 28 µg/L	15/34	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Copper	165 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	8/34	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.69 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	8/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	68 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	24.85 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 25 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.8300 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018

63 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MASTERS, JEFF
Phone: 318-649-2788
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about East Columbia Water

Is East Columbia Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in East 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 East Columbia Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, 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 East Columbia Water serve?

East Columbia Water reports serving 2,829 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has East Columbia Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 355 violations on file for East Columbia Water, of which 280 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.