Is Salem Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

309

health-based violations

715

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	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30

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
Bromoform	141.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 145 µg/L	37/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	7.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8 µg/L	37/43	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	218.2 µg/L 273% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 262.1 µg/L	37/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	26.475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.4 µg/L	36/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	34.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.9 µg/L	36/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	87.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 103 µg/L	36/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	40.175 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 50.2 µg/L	36/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.71 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.8 µg/L	20/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.145 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	20/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	1.5 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	11/23	SYR4	2014–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	11/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	465 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	8/23	SYR4	2014–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2023
Fluoride	308.5 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 310 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Barium	7.76 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 7.8 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	3/43	SYR4	2014–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.553 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	26 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.37 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2013–2018
Xylenes, Total	0.6200 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2018

60 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HICKS, LEE
Phone: 318-368-9009
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Salem Water

Is Salem Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Salem 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 Salem Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromoform, Chloroform, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromoacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Salem Water serve?

Salem Water reports serving 753 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Salem Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 715 violations on file for Salem Water, of which 309 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 52 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.