Is South Claiborne Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Claiborne 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
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-01-01 → 2000-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-05-01 → 1995-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-05-01 → 1995-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-05-01 → 1995-05-31

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
Copper	500 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	51/69	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	8.75 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	36/69	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	90 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.585 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.44 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	32.125 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 35.5 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	16.95 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 18.7 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	16.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.3 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	8.205 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.37 µg/L	11/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	8.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.5 µg/L	11/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	52 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 54 µg/L	9/15	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2024
Pentachlorophenol	0.2188 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2510 µg/L	6/13	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.3322 pCi/L 27% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.435 pCi/L	5/7	SYR4	2017
Dalapon	1.412 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	5/13	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromoform	19 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.496 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.54 µg/L	3/13	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	3/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Hexachlorobenzene	0.4471 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L worst single sample: 0.4640 µg/L	2/13	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	2 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.46 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/13	SYR4	2014–2017
Mercury	3.4 µg/L 170% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 2 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/16	SYR4	2013–2019

85 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 UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: AUSTIN, VAN
Phone: 318-258-4151
Email: scws4151@yahoo.com

Frequently asked questions about South Claiborne Water

Is South Claiborne Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in South Claiborne 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 South Claiborne Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate-Nitrite, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does South Claiborne Water serve?

South Claiborne Water reports serving 3,843 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has South Claiborne Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 21 violations on file for South Claiborne Water, of which 13 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.