Is City of Baker Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: East Baton Rouge 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	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-01-15 → 1991-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-01-15 → 1991-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-01-15 → 1991-02-14
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01

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
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.455 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 47.6 µg/L	88/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	22.01 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31.6 µg/L	82/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	51.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 98.2 µg/L	79/110	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	62.01 µg/L 78% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 109 µg/L	79/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	14.615 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	58/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	52/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.33 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	35/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.65 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	28/64	SYR4	2014–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	27/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	25/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	100 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	700 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	450 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	14/64	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2023
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	16.2 µg/L 270% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 6 µg/L worst single sample: 19.7 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	3/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	9.39 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/8	UCMR-5	2024
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9870 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/8	SYR4	2016–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.36 pCi/L 22% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2016

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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WAITES, DARNELL
Phone: 225-778-0300
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Baker Water

Is City of Baker Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in City of Baker 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 City of Baker Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dichloroacetic Acid, Chloroform, TTHM, Trichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does City of Baker Water serve?

City of Baker Water reports serving 13,855 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has City of Baker Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 50 violations on file for City of Baker Water, of which 7 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.