Is Town of Abita Springs Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: St. Tammany 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	Resolved	2020-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-10-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-10-01
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2005-10-01 → 2005-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2005-10-01 → 2005-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30

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	5.635 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	20/27	SYR4	2014–2018
Copper	100 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	18/27	SYR4	2014–2018
Chloroform	1.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	9/16	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	5.2 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	9/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2023
Fluoride	592.5 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.925 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	6/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	135.5 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.7965 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8100 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	11.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2024
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.7390 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7400 µg/L	3/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	100 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.6000 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	0.7000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.5680 pCi/L 11% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/4	SYR4	2015–2018
Dalapon	3.979 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.5300 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	1.76 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018

89 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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CURTIS, DAN
Phone: 985-892-0711
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Abita Springs Water

Is Town of Abita Springs Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Town of Abita Springs 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 Abita Springs Water's water?

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

How many people does Town of Abita Springs Water serve?

Town of Abita Springs Water reports serving 3,693 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Abita Springs Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 35 violations on file for Town of Abita Springs Water, of which 17 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.