Is Village of Palmetto Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: St. Landry 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.

171

health-based violations

220

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17

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
Lead	4.8 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	13/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	245 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	12/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	8.345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	6.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.5 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	27.995 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 31.9 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	17.68 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 22.3 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	400 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.3 µg/L	9/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	960 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	8/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	3.455 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	8/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	7/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.8 µg/L	7/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	15.558 pCi/L 311% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 19 pCi/L	5/7	SYR4	2016–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.05 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.08 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.0915 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.15 pCi/L	4/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	256 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 260 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	5.585 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Hexachlorobenzene	0.1140 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	13 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroethylene	0.8100 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2013–2019

58 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: IRVING JR, JOSEPH
Phone: 337-623-4426
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Village of Palmetto Water

Is Village of Palmetto Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Village of Palmetto 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 Village of Palmetto Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Copper, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Village of Palmetto Water serve?

Village of Palmetto Water reports serving 2,178 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Village of Palmetto Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 220 violations on file for Village of Palmetto Water, of which 171 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 33 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.