Is Town of Port Barre 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.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-12-01 → 2004-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-12-01 → 2004-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2016-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2016-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2016-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2016-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2016-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2016-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2016-09-30

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
Lead	6.1 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	19/63	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	415 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	18/63	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.505 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	9.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.9 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	20.035 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 20.1 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11.27 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11.4 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00075 mg/L 5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	256 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 280 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.946 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 pCi/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.256 pCi/L 45% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.3 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2017
Lithium	15.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
P-Dichlorobenzene	0.2600 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2017

94 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ARDOIN, JOHN
Phone: 337-585-7646
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Port Barre Water

Is Town of Port Barre Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Town of Port Barre 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 Town of Port Barre Water's water?

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

How many people does Town of Port Barre Water serve?

Town of Port Barre Water reports serving 3,828 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Port Barre Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 33 violations on file for Town of Port Barre Water, of which 3 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.