Is Garden Heights Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Calcasieu 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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2000-09-15 → 2000-10-14
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2000-09-15 → 2000-10-14

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
Chloroform	2.59 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	20.42 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 23.5 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	8.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.4 µg/L	11/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	11/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.95 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	11/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.465 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	370 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 400 µg/L	7/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	217 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 220 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2024
Arsenic	5 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	6/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	2.75 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	6/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	275.5 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 280 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.2715 pCi/L 45% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.48 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.319 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.9785 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9800 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.6570 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6600 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.874 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.88 pCi/L	3/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	1.49 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.9965 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	38 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/36	SYR4	2012–2019

61 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-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BOOTH, AUSTIN
Phone: 337-474-7325
Email: austin@boothenvironmental.com

Frequently asked questions about Garden Heights Water

Is Garden Heights Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Garden Heights 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 Garden Heights Water's water?

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

How many people does Garden Heights Water serve?

Garden Heights Water reports serving 465 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Garden Heights Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 11 violations on file for Garden Heights Water, of which 0 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.