Is Waterworks 1 of Morehouse, Inc Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
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
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01

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	1530 µg/L 118% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2600 µg/L	75/88	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2000 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	36/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	7.6 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	35/88	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00080 mg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Fluoride	230 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	106.5 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	8/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	3.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	6/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.21 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.27 pCi/L	6/9	SYR4	2015–2019
TTHM	9.025 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 10.2 µg/L	6/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	5/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.0155 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.6105 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.977 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.148 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Dalapon	7.68 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	2.786 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 2.83 µg/L	3/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	1.09 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Antimony, Total	0.7300 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	1.3 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	0.9700 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2016
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.7300 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Thallium, Total	0.7300 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019

59 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-DAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WILLIAMSON, RONALD
Phone: 318-281-7348
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Waterworks 1 of Morehouse, Inc

Is Waterworks 1 of Morehouse, Inc tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Waterworks 1 of Morehouse, Inc'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 Waterworks 1 of Morehouse, Inc's water?

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

How many people does Waterworks 1 of Morehouse, Inc serve?

Waterworks 1 of Morehouse, Inc reports serving 1,266 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Waterworks 1 of Morehouse, Inc had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 89 violations on file for Waterworks 1 of Morehouse, Inc, of which 52 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 9 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.