Is West Vernon Parish Waterworks District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local 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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2006-06-01 → 2006-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2006-06-01 → 2006-06-30

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
Copper	1400 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	28/44	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	3.3 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	15/44	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
TTHM	2.5785 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.61 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.27 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.9 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	507 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 510 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.9125 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.54 pCi/L	6/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	0.7760 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7900 µg/L	5/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.518 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.55 pCi/L	5/6	SYR4	2016–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.8900 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	7.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.9 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	128 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.055 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.9070 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9500 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.5300 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.6000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.91 pCi/L 26% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2016
Monobromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.8200 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	10.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	UCMR-5	2024

90 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MARZE, SHERRY
Phone: 337-238-2656
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about West Vernon Parish Waterworks District

Is West Vernon Parish Waterworks District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in West Vernon Parish Waterworks District'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 West Vernon Parish Waterworks District's water?

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

How many people does West Vernon Parish Waterworks District serve?

West Vernon Parish Waterworks District reports serving 4,365 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has West Vernon Parish Waterworks District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 22 violations on file for West Vernon Parish Waterworks District, 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.