Is Village of Downsville Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Union 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.

387

health-based violations

582

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-07-01 → 2025-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30

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 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
Bromodichloromethane	41.225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45.5 µg/L	46/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	94.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 112 µg/L	46/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	31.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 103 µg/L	46/46	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	139.275 µg/L 174% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 267 µg/L	46/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	100.625 µg/L 168% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 113.7 µg/L	46/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	39.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 50 µg/L	45/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	55.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 70.3 µg/L	43/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	9.625 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.9 µg/L	40/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	8.419 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 142 µg/L	27/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	15/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	500 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	14/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.35 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	14/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	10/10	LCR	2024
Fluoride	432 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 440 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	2.477 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 2.72 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.9640 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	4/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	44 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	5.39 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8516 pCi/L 17% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.8860 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2016–2019
Chromium	10 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.44 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Hexachlorobenzene	0.2100 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/5	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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SKAINS, REGGIE
Phone: 318-548-8299
Email: reggieskains@bellsouth.net

Frequently asked questions about Village of Downsville Water

Is Village of Downsville Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Village of Downsville 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 Village of Downsville Water's water?

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

How many people does Village of Downsville Water serve?

Village of Downsville Water reports serving 216 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Village of Downsville Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 582 violations on file for Village of Downsville Water, of which 387 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.