Is City of Kaplan 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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-05-24
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-05-24
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-05-24
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-05-24
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-07-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-07-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-07-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
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	22.25 µg/L 148% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 65 µg/L	22/44	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	20.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	13.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	25.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.9 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	64.52 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 65 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25.1 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 43.5 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	7.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	6.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	14/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	13.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	14/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Monochloroacetic Acid	15.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	9/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	900 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	1000 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	240 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	7.7225 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.24 pCi/L	6/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.1993 pCi/L 24% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.23 pCi/L	3/4	SYR4	2017–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.8430 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8600 µg/L	3/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	395 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 400 µg/L	2/44	SYR4	2014–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.8335 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8400 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Lithium	17.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019

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-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KLOESEL, MIKE
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Kaplan Water

Is City of Kaplan Water tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does City of Kaplan Water serve?

City of Kaplan Water reports serving 4,340 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has City of Kaplan Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 44 violations on file for City of Kaplan Water, of which 11 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.