Is Fifth Ward Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Avoyelles 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	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-08-01 → 2008-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-08-01 → 2008-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-08-01 → 2008-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-12-15 → 1998-01-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-12-15 → 1998-01-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-10-15 → 1994-11-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-10-15 → 1994-11-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-10-15 → 1994-11-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-06-15 → 1992-07-14

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	28.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.8 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	61.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 63.6 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	17.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.6 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	17.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.4 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	98.35 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 100.2 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	38.25 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 51.2 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	18.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	16/44	SYR4	2014–2018
Bromoform	3.23 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	15/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	310 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 400 µg/L	10/44	SYR4	2014–2018
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2023
Fluoride	1865 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1900 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	9.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	8/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	45.15 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 48 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.9965 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.01 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2014–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	41 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.9920 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	3/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6038 pCi/L 12% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.6160 pCi/L	2/4	SYR4	2017–2018
Lithium	24.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Arsenic	0.8800 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2014–2018

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

Utility contact

Contact: DUBROC, CURLYN
Phone: 318-253-9019
Email: fifthwardwatersystem@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Fifth Ward Water

Is Fifth Ward Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Fifth Ward 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 Fifth Ward Water's water?

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

How many people does Fifth Ward Water serve?

Fifth Ward Water reports serving 5,676 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Fifth Ward Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 25 violations on file for Fifth Ward Water, of which 18 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.