Is Better Waterworks Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

185

health-based violations

325

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-01-01 → 2023-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31

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	423.62 µg/L 530% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 466.1 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	88.11 µg/L 147% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 96 µg/L	50/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	37.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 46.5 µg/L	46/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	136.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 148 µg/L	46/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	58.475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 61.2 µg/L	46/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	25.825 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.1 µg/L	44/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	157.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 182 µg/L	40/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 90 µg/L	26/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	69.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 77.1 µg/L	23/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	269.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 280 µg/L	22/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	500 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	21/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	8.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	16/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2024
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	6/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	14.4 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	652 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 660 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1.475 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.22375 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.236 pCi/L	2/5	SYR4	2016–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.476 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.55 pCi/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	28 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2012–2019
1,2-Dichloroethane	1.6 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Cyanide	3.5 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.7000 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/6	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-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 UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MCNEASE, BOBBY
Phone: 318-343-6851
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Better Waterworks Water

Is Better Waterworks Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Better Waterworks 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 Better Waterworks Water's water?

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

How many people does Better Waterworks Water serve?

Better Waterworks Water reports serving 2,160 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Better Waterworks Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 325 violations on file for Better Waterworks Water, of which 185 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.