Is Town of Boyce Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Rapides 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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31

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
Lead	5.95 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	22/32	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	8.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.7 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	19.54 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 20.8 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.5 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.065 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2024
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	11/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.155 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	7/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	6/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	975 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	64 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	100 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	3/32	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.05 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	9.025 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.6070 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6100 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.05 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.7200 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	3 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Ethylbenzene	2.3 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.62 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Toluene	20.8 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	23.2 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018

56 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-DAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MCCOY, KELVIN
Phone: 318-793-2175
Email: boyceclerk@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Town of Boyce Water

Is Town of Boyce Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Town of Boyce 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 Town of Boyce Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Town of Boyce Water serve?

Town of Boyce Water reports serving 1,095 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Boyce Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 66 violations on file for Town of Boyce Water, of which 11 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.