Is South 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.

411

health-based violations

706

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
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	2025-10-01 → 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
Dibromochloromethane	80.43 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 88.2 µg/L	52/53	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	184.6 µg/L 231% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 212.5 µg/L	52/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	31.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39.5 µg/L	50/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	11.905 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34 µg/L	50/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	76.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 86.3 µg/L	49/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	22.565 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23 µg/L	42/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.93 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 37.6 µg/L	42/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	600 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 900 µg/L	26/43	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.368 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	25/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	12.515 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.7 µg/L	24/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	24/43	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	1000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	2655 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2700 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2024
Monobromoacetic Acid	10.124 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.4 µg/L	10/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	69.8 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 71 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2014–2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.8840 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8900 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	6.4 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2014–2017
Dalapon	0.7200 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2014–2017
Toluene	259.658 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 273.3 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.7410 pCi/L 15% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	0.9800 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/53	SYR4	2012–2019

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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CONFAIR, STEVE
Phone: 318-773-9702
Email: bassbuster84@aol.com

Frequently asked questions about South Desoto Water

Is South Desoto Water tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does South Desoto Water serve?

South Desoto Water reports serving 963 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has South Desoto Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 706 violations on file for South Desoto Water, of which 411 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.