Is St Tam Parish - St Gertrude Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: St. Tammany 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
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2000-07-01 → 2001-03-21
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2000-07-01 → 2001-03-21

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	1000 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	9 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	11/16	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2024
Chloroform	0.9400 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	1.26 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	5/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.7400 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.02 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.6500 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.6300 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.3200 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dalapon	0.8000 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.53 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Pentachlorophenol	0.0200 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

66 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteOxamylPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TISSUE, CHRISTOPHER
Phone: 985-893-1717
Email: cptissue@stpgov.org

Frequently asked questions about St Tam Parish - St Gertrude

Is St Tam Parish - St Gertrude tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in St Tam Parish - St Gertrude'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 St Tam Parish - St Gertrude's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Lead, Chloroform, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does St Tam Parish - St Gertrude serve?

St Tam Parish - St Gertrude reports serving 72 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has St Tam Parish - St Gertrude had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 2 violations on file for St Tam Parish - St Gertrude, of which 0 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.