Is City of Jennings Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Jefferson Davis 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	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-30

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
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	109/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11.66 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 14.4 µg/L	109/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10.37 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.5 µg/L	107/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	12.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.2 µg/L	107/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	107/109	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	45.7 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 49.1 µg/L	107/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	17.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.7 µg/L	106/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.09 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.6 µg/L	102/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.645 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	72/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	29/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	27/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.05 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	20/66	SYR4	2014–2018
Copper	300 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	15/66	SYR4	2014–2018
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Fluoride	250 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.893 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.92 pCi/L	4/9	SYR4	2013–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	200 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	249 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2013–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.278 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.28 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2013–2018
P-Dichlorobenzene	0.3460 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3500 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2013–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.02885 pCi/L 21% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.04 pCi/L	2/6	SYR4	2016–2018
Lithium	23.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024

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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-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-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GUINN, HENRY
Phone: 337-821-5500
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Jennings Water

Is City of Jennings Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in City of Jennings 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 Jennings Water's water?

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

How many people does City of Jennings Water serve?

City of Jennings Water reports serving 9,837 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has City of Jennings Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 31 violations on file for City of Jennings Water, of which 26 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 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.