Is Town of Arcadia Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Bienville 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	Unaddressed	2026-02-26
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-02-26
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-02-26
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-02-26
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-02-26
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-02-26
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-02-26
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-02-26
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-05-22

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	8.4 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	113/198	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1400 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2200 µg/L	111/190	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.081 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.18 pCi/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	195.5 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.375 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	7/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.085 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	190 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/38	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	2.5525 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	6/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.8225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8300 µg/L	6/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9408 pCi/L 19% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.9450 pCi/L	5/11	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.8820 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9200 µg/L	5/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	0.8090 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8300 µg/L	4/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.8460 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8700 µg/L	4/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.3415 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.37 µg/L	4/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.04 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Hexachlorobenzene	0.1124 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1130 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
2,4-D	0.2600 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	0.6000 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	0.5300 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2013–2019

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-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MILLICAN, O'LANDIS
Phone: 318-263-8456
Email: mayorolandismillican@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Town of Arcadia Water

Is Town of Arcadia Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Town of Arcadia 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 Arcadia Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Copper, Lead, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Town of Arcadia Water serve?

Town of Arcadia Water reports serving 4,146 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Arcadia Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 63 violations on file for Town of Arcadia Water, of which 41 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 8 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.