Is West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2 Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: West Baton Rouge 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	2011-12-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-12-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-12-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-12-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-12-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31

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	7.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.9 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	6.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	14.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	42.28 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 45.9 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11.06 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11.4 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	20.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.5 µg/L	48/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.765 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	48/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	45/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	34/54	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	100 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	18/54	SYR4	2014–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.0965 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	12/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Lithium	9.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/10	UCMR-5	2025
Fluoride	294 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.5000 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Hexachlorobenzene	0.1260 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019

94 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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GENRE, ADRIAN
Phone: 225-336-2406
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2

Is West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2'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 Baton Rouge Water Works District 2's water?

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

How many people does West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2 serve?

West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2 reports serving 13,437 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 43 violations on file for West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2, of which 23 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.