Is Hico Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Lincoln 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.

317

health-based violations

427

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	35.995 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 52.4 µg/L	68/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	14.73 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.2 µg/L	68/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	22.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.1 µg/L	68/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	54.105 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 74.4 µg/L	68/71	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	122.185 µg/L 153% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 162.2 µg/L	68/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	30.83 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	38/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	14.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.7 µg/L	37/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	10.465 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.2 µg/L	30/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.04 µg/L	29/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	304.5 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 310 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	155 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	10/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2024
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.7865 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.61 µg/L	8/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.805 pCi/L 36% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.98 pCi/L	6/8	SYR4	2016–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	32 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	5.6 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	5/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	5/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	1 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	4/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.8720 µg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8900 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Cyanide	4.08 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.5300 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined 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: COLVIN, RUSSELL
Phone: 318-548-8807
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Hico Water

Is Hico Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Hico 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 Hico Water's water?

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

How many people does Hico Water serve?

Hico Water reports serving 1,530 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Hico Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 427 violations on file for Hico Water, of which 317 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 10 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.