Is City of Abbeville Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Vermilion 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	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-01-01 → 2017-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFHXS	0.0037 µg/L	1/2	2024

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
Bromodichloromethane	14.015 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.3 µg/L	112/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	9.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.23 µg/L	112/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	32.056 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44.4 µg/L	112/113	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	92.115 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 127.1 µg/L	112/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18.395 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 26.9 µg/L	112/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	7.085 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 81.24 µg/L	111/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	35.0735 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 62.2 µg/L	110/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.6 µg/L	81/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.305 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	60/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	21/63	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.8 µg/L	16/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	14/113	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2023
Arsenic	3 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2017
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	300 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	180 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	5/63	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	16.116 pCi/L 322% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 19.89 pCi/L	5/10	SYR4	2017–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.9000 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9100 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2017
Lithium	12.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024
P-Dichlorobenzene	0.3090 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3100 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2017

88 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-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WHITE, ROSLYN
Phone: 337-898-4207
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Abbeville Water

Is City of Abbeville Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in City of Abbeville 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 City of Abbeville Water's water?

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

How many people does City of Abbeville Water serve?

City of Abbeville Water reports serving 14,217 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has City of Abbeville Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 50 violations on file for City of Abbeville Water, of which 25 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.