Is Bcc Detention Center Ws Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
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.

health-based violations

202

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2023-09-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2023-09-01
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2023-09-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-09-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-09-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-09-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-09-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-09-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-09-01

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
Nitrate-Nitrite	1650 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2000 µg/L	28/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1675 µg/L 129% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2200 µg/L	26/48	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	197 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1.225 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	12/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00040 mg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Dibromochloromethane	3.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	11/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.495 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.84 pCi/L	11/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	21.5 µg/L 143% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 31 µg/L	11/48	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	15.26 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	11/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	210 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	10/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.506 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.9 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	5.5865 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.69 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	6.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.75 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.875 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.7980 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8200 µg/L	5/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8343 pCi/L 17% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.8870 pCi/L	3/10	SYR4	2016–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.3755 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.3800 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.7055 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7200 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Cadmium	1 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.3300 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Picloram	0.0980 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 500 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2013–2019

60 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMART, CHARLES
Phone: 318-248-3057
Email: smosley@richlandso.org

Frequently asked questions about Bcc Detention Center Ws

Is Bcc Detention Center Ws tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Bcc Detention Center Ws'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 Bcc Detention Center Ws's water?

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

How many people does Bcc Detention Center Ws serve?

Bcc Detention Center Ws reports serving 150 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Bcc Detention Center Ws had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 202 violations on file for Bcc Detention Center Ws, of which 56 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 15 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.