Is East Desoto Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: De Soto 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.

257

health-based violations

356

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30

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 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	25.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 61.6 µg/L	44/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	55.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 74.5 µg/L	44/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	10.338 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.1 µg/L	44/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	52.915 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 66.4 µg/L	44/45	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	145.93 µg/L 182% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 175.5 µg/L	44/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	15.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.9 µg/L	37/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	24.12 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 51 µg/L	37/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	300 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 400 µg/L	30/34	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	4 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	30/34	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	24/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	24/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2024
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	9/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	489.5 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	140 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	9.075 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	6/11	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	11.85 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.27725 pCi/L 26% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.335 pCi/L	2/4	SYR4	2017
Combined Uranium	1.49 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/45	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	0.8100 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2014–2017

58 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROBERTSON, GREG
Email: edws773@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about East Desoto Water

Is East Desoto Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in East Desoto 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 East Desoto Water's water?

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

How many people does East Desoto Water serve?

East Desoto Water reports serving 1,455 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has East Desoto Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 356 violations on file for East Desoto Water, of which 257 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 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.