Is Bastrop Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Morehouse 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	Archived	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-05-01 → 2025-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-07-01 → 2015-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30

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	1900 µg/L 146% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 4000 µg/L	140/248	SYR4	2013–2018
Lead	9.7 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	127/248	SYR4	2013–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	1500 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	40/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 27% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2024
Bromoform	2.79 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	11/28	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	3.4 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	11/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	804 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	218 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	0.8700 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	7/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.75 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	6/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	6/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.6 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	6/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.4185 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.4200 µg/L	4/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Tetrachloroethylene	2.003 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 2.12 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6378 pCi/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.6430 pCi/L	2/4	SYR4	2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.25 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.27 pCi/L	2/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	0.5200 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.8 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	0.6500 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2018

92 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MCNEW, JEFF
Phone: 318-281-2161
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bastrop Water

Is Bastrop Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Bastrop 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 Bastrop Water's water?

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

How many people does Bastrop Water serve?

Bastrop Water reports serving 18,105 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Bastrop Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 25 violations on file for Bastrop Water, of which 25 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.