Is Town of Newellton Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Tensas 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.

235

health-based violations

493

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-10-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-10-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-10-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-09-01 → 2025-09-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-09-01 → 2025-09-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-09-01 → 2025-09-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30

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 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
Chloroform	189 µg/L No EPA limit set	66/66	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	193.9 µg/L 242% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	63/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	87 µg/L No EPA limit set	59/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	150.5 µg/L 251% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	59/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	36/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	63.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	32/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	100 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	19/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	13/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	2.28 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	10/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Lead	5 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	9/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.9 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	80.36 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	110 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	77 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.0610 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	4/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	20.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/62	SYR4	2012–2019
2,4-D	0.8700 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.14 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.76 pCi/L No EPA limit set	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.5800 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	8.2 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.9800 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.3850 pCi/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.2500 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Pentachlorophenol	0.2000 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.7100 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

54 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-TPAntimony, TotalAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROBINSON, FRANKIE
Phone: 318-467-5051
Email: mayorfdrobinson@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Town of Newellton Water

Is Town of Newellton Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 28 contaminants in Town of Newellton 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 Newellton Water's water?

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

How many people does Town of Newellton Water serve?

Town of Newellton Water reports serving 1,100 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Newellton Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 493 violations on file for Town of Newellton Water, of which 235 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 26 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.