Is Rapides Island Water Association Inc Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-11-01 → 2012-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-04-01 → 2004-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-04-01 → 2004-04-30

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
Lead	5.6 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 45 µg/L	37/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	2275 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2700 µg/L	36/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	370 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	34/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	45 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/92	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.005 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	9.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.1 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.685 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	27.77 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 29.2 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	10.46 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2024
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	11/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	43.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/10	UCMR-5	2025
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.893 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.97 pCi/L	8/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	62.5 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 64 µg/L	6/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.7375 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7700 µg/L	6/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.7613 pCi/L 35% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.87 pCi/L	3/12	SYR4	2016–2019
Antimony, Total	2.35 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	2/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.89 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Asbestos	0.1700 MFL 2.4% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/5	SYR4	2019
Ethylbenzene	3.2 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Hexachlorobenzene	0.0640 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	1.9 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	2.1 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2013–2019

86 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-PF3ONSAdonaArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BREITHAUPT, TRACY
Phone: 318-419-4404
Email: riwa@bellsouth.net

Frequently asked questions about Rapides Island Water Association Inc

Is Rapides Island Water Association Inc tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in Rapides Island Water Association Inc'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 Rapides Island Water Association Inc's water?

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

How many people does Rapides Island Water Association Inc serve?

Rapides Island Water Association Inc reports serving 5,658 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Rapides Island Water Association Inc had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 33 violations on file for Rapides Island Water Association Inc, of which 25 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.