Is Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Tangipahoa 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	Archived	2007-02-01 → 2007-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-02-01 → 2007-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-02-01 → 2007-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-05-01 → 2003-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-05-01 → 2003-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-05-01 → 2003-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-12-01 → 1994-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-12-01 → 1994-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-12-01 → 1994-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-12-01 → 1994-12-31

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	6 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	21/46	SYR4	2014–2018
Copper	575 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 800 µg/L	16/46	SYR4	2014–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Fluoride	185 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	34 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.97 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.127 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.22 pCi/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	78.15 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 79 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	0.4185 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.4300 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.99 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	0.4185 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 0.4300 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.4125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.4200 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.26 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	1.1 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	10.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	UCMR-5	2025

95 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, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)Combined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCHLICHER, CHARLES E
Phone: 985-345-6457
Email: charles@tangiwater.com

Frequently asked questions about Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District

Is Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District'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 Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District's water?

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

How many people does Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District serve?

Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District reports serving 4,112 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 26 violations on file for Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District, of which 17 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.