Is Bayou Des Cannes Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Evangeline 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	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2005-07-01 → 2005-09-30

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	630 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 700 µg/L	35/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	14.51 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.935 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.3 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11.7 µg/L	13/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	11/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.755 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	10/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2024
Lead	6.6 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	9/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	7/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.875 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	257.5 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 260 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.8925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9100 µg/L	6/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	5/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.087 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	170 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.762 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.86 pCi/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	60 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	11.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9010 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/4	SYR4	2016–2019

88 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WALL, THOMAS MIKE
Phone: 337-457-7171
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bayou Des Cannes Water

Is Bayou Des Cannes Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Bayou Des Cannes 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 Bayou Des Cannes Water's water?

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

How many people does Bayou Des Cannes Water serve?

Bayou Des Cannes Water reports serving 4,578 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Bayou Des Cannes Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 38 violations on file for Bayou Des Cannes Water, of which 31 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.