BELLE CHASSE WATER DISTRICT
LA · PWS ID LA1075001 · Community water system
112
contaminants tested
27
detected
19,644
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0081 ug/L | 2/4 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromodichloromethane | 30 UG/L | 134/134 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 87 UG/L | 134/134 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 65.1 UG/L | 133/133 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 29 UG/L | 133/133 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 37.3 UG/L | 132/133 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 104.66 UG/L | 131/131 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 10 UG/L | 128/134 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 3.3 UG/L | 69/133 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 4.2 UG/L | 48/133 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 36 UG/L | 47/67 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 1000 UG/L | 40/67 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 2300 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 0.7400 UG/L | 15/134 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0060 mg/L | 9/9 | LCR | 2023 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 3.8 UG/L | 9/133 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 640 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 2 UG/L | 6/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0.8900 UG/L | 6/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 58 UG/L | 5/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dalapon | 38.02 UG/L | 5/13 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 5 PCI/L | 4/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 0.0420 UG/L | 4/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.2400 UG/L | 3/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 0.2980 PCI/L | 2/5 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| CYANIDE | 6 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| lithium | 17.6 ug/L | 1/4 | UCMR-5 | 2024 |
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-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalAsbestosBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene