Is Town of Welsh 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	Resolved	2019-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-08-01 → 1998-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-08-01 → 1998-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-08-01 → 1998-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-10-01 → 1995-10-31

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
Lead	40.95 µg/L 273% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	40/62	SYR4	2012–2018
Copper	465 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	28/62	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	5.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	10.545 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	11.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.9 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	26.49 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 27.4 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	17.62 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 27.1 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	1000 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	1.935 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2024
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.7655 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7700 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.746 pCi/L 55% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.84 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2017–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.722 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.78 pCi/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.8545 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8600 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	21.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	25.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.7400 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017

90 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 EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ARCENEAUX, KARL
Phone: 337-734-2231
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Welsh Water

Is Town of Welsh Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Town of Welsh 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 Town of Welsh Water's water?

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

How many people does Town of Welsh Water serve?

Town of Welsh Water reports serving 4,311 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Welsh Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 27 violations on file for Town of Welsh Water, of which 15 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.