Is River Road Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Richland 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.

147

health-based violations

289

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
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
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	19.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.8 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	85.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 118 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	108.16 µg/L 135% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 140.8 µg/L	47/47	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	29.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.4 µg/L	46/47	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	59.45 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 81.3 µg/L	38/46	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	33.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.5 µg/L	34/46	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	40.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 49.7 µg/L	33/47	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	10.622 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	28/46	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	488 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	27/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	30.33 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38 µg/L	27/46	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	45.8 µg/L 305% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 98 µg/L	13/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	18.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.2 µg/L	10/46	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	170 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	282.5 µg/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0026 mg/L 17% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2025
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.045 pCi/L 41% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.06 pCi/L	6/6	SYR4	2015–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	6/46	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.8610 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8800 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.235 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.42 pCi/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	0.9765 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	30 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	5.7 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	1.4 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2018

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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HOUGH, JAMES
Phone: 318-728-6500
Email: riverroadwater@yahoo.com

Frequently asked questions about River Road Water

Is River Road Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in River Road 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 River Road Water's water?

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

How many people does River Road Water serve?

River Road Water reports serving 3,510 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has River Road Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 289 violations on file for River Road Water, of which 147 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 9 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.