Is City of Ruston Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
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.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-11-01 → 2010-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-11-01 → 2010-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-11-01 → 2010-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-07-15 → 1996-08-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-07-15 → 1996-08-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-07-15 → 1996-08-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-10-01 → 1992-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-10-01 → 1992-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-10-01 → 1992-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-05-01 → 1992-05-31

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
TTHM	23.32 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 39 µg/L	105/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	10.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.3 µg/L	103/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.585 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	102/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	4.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.9 µg/L	98/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	98/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	95/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	78/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.93 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	78/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	5.205 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.6 µg/L	74/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	47/101	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	300 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	42/101	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	210 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 220 µg/L	21/21	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Barium	23.4 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	9/21	SYR4	2014–2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.608 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	9/20	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	190 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/182	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	1.388 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	5/21	SYR4	2014–2017
Lithium	9.09 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/18	UCMR-5	2023
Monochloroacetic Acid	0.7720 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7800 µg/L	3/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.94 pCi/L 39% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/11	SYR4	2016–2017

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 UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WALKER, RONNY
Phone: 318-251-8633
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Ruston Water

Is City of Ruston Water tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does City of Ruston Water serve?

City of Ruston Water reports serving 22,468 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has City of Ruston Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 19 violations on file for City of Ruston Water, of which 12 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.