Is Town of Oil City Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Caddo 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.

829

health-based violations

1,069

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	60.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	61/61	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	184 µg/L No EPA limit set	60/61	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	299 µg/L 498% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	175 µg/L No EPA limit set	60/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	130 µg/L No EPA limit set	58/60	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	238 µg/L 298% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	23.29 µg/L No EPA limit set	57/61	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5 µg/L No EPA limit set	49/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	27/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	19/61	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	900 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	13/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2025
Lead	85 µg/L 567% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	10/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	29 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	46.04 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	6/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	75 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	58 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.9500 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	5/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	90 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.5000 pCi/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	3/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.55 pCi/L No EPA limit set	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.0620 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	2/15	SYR4	2012–2019
2,4-D	0.0850 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	8.8 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Pentachlorophenol	0.1290 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/12	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-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TPAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DRISKELL, CHERYL
Phone: 318-995-6681
Email: oilcitywater@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Town of Oil City Water

Is Town of Oil City Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in Town of Oil City 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 Oil City Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Trichloroacetic Acid, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Town of Oil City Water serve?

Town of Oil City Water reports serving 2,148 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Oil City Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 1069 violations on file for Town of Oil City Water, of which 829 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.