Is Town of Iota Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Acadia 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	2024-01-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-29

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
Lead	10.6 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	29/40	SYR4	2012–2018
Copper	695 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 800 µg/L	22/40	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	14.325 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.7 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	10.025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	8.875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	6.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	21.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	47.025 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 51.6 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	40.375 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 89.8 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	3.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	1000 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	13/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	238 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	3.0905 pCi/L 62% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.57 pCi/L	8/10	SYR4	2015–2018
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2024
1,2-Dichloroethane	2.5525 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	6/13	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	5.6 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	5/13	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	65.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 79 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
P-Dichlorobenzene	0.9280 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9600 µg/L	5/11	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	61 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.83 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 pCi/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	5.95 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	2/13	SYR4	2012–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.5855 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5900 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.7200 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/16	SYR4	2012–2019

56 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LECKELT, CODY
Phone: 337-779-2597
Email: IOTAMAYOR@GMAIL.COM

Frequently asked questions about Town of Iota Water

Is Town of Iota Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Town of Iota 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 Town of Iota Water's water?

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

How many people does Town of Iota Water serve?

Town of Iota Water reports serving 1,842 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Iota Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 82 violations on file for Town of Iota Water, of which 66 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.