Is Union Parish Waterworks District 1 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.

337

health-based violations

959

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31

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 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
TTHM	345.9 µg/L 432% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	294 µg/L No EPA limit set	36/37	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	67.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	36/37	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	62.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	35/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	62.8 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	35/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	21.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	31/37	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	32.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	27/37	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	1200 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	23/33	SYR4	2015–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	7.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	18/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	17/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	21 µg/L 140% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	13/33	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	420 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.00075 mg/L 5% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Barium	27 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	80 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	2 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	4/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.67 pCi/L No EPA limit set	3/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Asbestos	15 MFL 214% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 7 MFL	2/8	SYR4	2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.06 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Cyanide	6.6 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9510 pCi/L 19% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/6	SYR4	2016–2019
Dalapon	2.24 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2014–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.96 pCi/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	10 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2014–2019

57 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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JONES, BEN
Phone: 318-368-2791
Email: LIMUKATHY@YAHOO.COM

Frequently asked questions about Union Parish Waterworks District 1

Is Union Parish Waterworks District 1 tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Union Parish Waterworks District 1'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 Union Parish Waterworks District 1's water?

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

How many people does Union Parish Waterworks District 1 serve?

Union Parish Waterworks District 1 reports serving 1,626 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Union Parish Waterworks District 1 had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 959 violations on file for Union Parish Waterworks District 1, of which 337 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 57 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.