Is Town of Woodworth 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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1992-02-01 → 1992-02-29

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	15.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.4 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	38.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.5 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	11.87 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.2 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	57.91 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 64.1 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	47.78 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 97.3 µg/L	53/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.1 µg/L	52/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	14.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	51/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1475 µg/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2100 µg/L	46/52	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	44/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4.3 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	38/52	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	4.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	32/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	2200 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2400 µg/L	27/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	65.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 88 µg/L	19/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0022 mg/L 15% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.6 µg/L	11/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	17.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2024
Barium	73.95 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 74 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2013–2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.619 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.67 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.7490 pCi/L 15% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.97 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2013–2017

90 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BUTLER, II, DAVID C.
Phone: 318-442-1198
Email: dbutler@thetow.org

Frequently asked questions about Town of Woodworth Water

Is Town of Woodworth Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Town of Woodworth 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 Woodworth Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, 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 Woodworth Water serve?

Town of Woodworth Water reports serving 4,818 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Woodworth Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 52 violations on file for Town of Woodworth Water, of which 20 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.