Is Fort Polk South Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Federal government
Counties served: Vernon 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	2011-04-01 → 2011-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-04-01 → 2011-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-04-01 → 2011-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-04-01 → 2011-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-04-01 → 2011-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-02-01 → 2008-02-29

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
Copper	500 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	42/52	SYR4	2014–2018
TTHM	5.535 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.004 pCi/L 60% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.13 pCi/L	13/18	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	13/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	250 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	13/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	134.5 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	12/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.885 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.77 pCi/L	11/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	1.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.42 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	10/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	9/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.895 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	8/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6.55 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	8/52	SYR4	2014–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	6/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.08 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	5/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	0.7935 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8100 µg/L	4/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	3.5155 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	4/19	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.8170 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8200 µg/L	4/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	32.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2023
Nitrate-Nitrite	26 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzene	0.7200 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Toluene	0.3800 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/17	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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WILLIAMS, JOHN
Phone: 337-537-1161
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fort Polk South Water

Is Fort Polk South Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Fort Polk South 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 Fort Polk South Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, TTHM, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Dibromochloromethane, Fluoride, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fort Polk South Water serve?

Fort Polk South Water reports serving 10,902 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Fort Polk South Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 61 violations on file for Fort Polk South Water, of which 49 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.