Is L&R North 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.

186

health-based violations

259

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01 → 2022-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31

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	347.76 µg/L 435% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 390.1 µg/L	39/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	59.945 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 68.5 µg/L	38/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	49.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 118 µg/L	37/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	20 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.1 µg/L	36/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	87.37 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 115 µg/L	35/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	39.37 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44.7 µg/L	34/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	276.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 286 µg/L	33/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	45.64 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 49.8 µg/L	25/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	16.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.7 µg/L	21/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	120 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	13/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2024
Copper	570 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	7/29	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	5.66 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.8 µg/L	7/29	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	18 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Fluoride	651 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 660 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.91 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	3/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.9920 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.4165 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 pCi/L	2/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.6200 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2018

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined 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: MCNEW, JEFF
Phone: 318-343-6851
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about L&R North Water

Is L&R North Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in L&R North 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 L&R North Water's water?

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

How many people does L&R North Water serve?

L&R North Water reports serving 1,293 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has L&R North Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 259 violations on file for L&R North Water, of which 186 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.