HOUMA WATER TREATMENT SERVICE AREA
LA · PWS ID LA1109001 · Community water system
112
contaminants tested
30
detected
11,658
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0080 ug/L | 4/4 | 2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0037 ug/L | 1/4 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloroform | 78.1 UG/L | 144/144 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 33.4 UG/L | 143/144 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 13.2 UG/L | 143/144 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 31.9 UG/L | 141/141 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 106.2 UG/L | 141/141 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 69 UG/L | 141/141 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 31 UG/L | 130/141 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 3.6 UG/L | 91/141 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 1200 UG/L | 57/65 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Bromoform | 1.5 UG/L | 28/144 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 7 UG/L | 28/65 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 3.9 UG/L | 16/141 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0020 mg/L | 11/11 | LCR | 2023 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 740 UG/L | 8/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 1100 UG/L | 7/7 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 1 UG/L | 5/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 68 UG/L | 5/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 0.9000 UG/L | 5/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dalapon | 17.422 UG/L | 4/13 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | 3.73 PCI/L | 4/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monobromoacetic acid | 4 UG/L | 4/141 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 0.8290 PCI/L | 2/5 | SYR4 | 2015–2019 |
| 2,4-D | 0.1300 UG/L | 1/13 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Antimony, Total | 1 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.6500 UG/L | 1/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| CYANIDE | 5.8 UG/L | 1/7 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Selenium | 10 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| lithium | 9.98 ug/L | 1/4 | UCMR-5 | 2024 |
82 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAsbestosBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene