Is Fort Polk North Housing Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Federal government
Counties served: Vernon 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	2007-07-01 → 2007-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-07-01 → 2007-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2007-07-01 → 2007-07-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-07-01

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
Copper	1466 µg/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1680 µg/L	189/192	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	16.65 µg/L 111% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 36 µg/L	128/192	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00072 mg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	5.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	13/16	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	19.58 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	13/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.62 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11.6 µg/L	13/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.845 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.71 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.1 µg/L	11/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	9/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	177 µg/L 8.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 180 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.2305 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.24 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2017
Fluoride	262.5 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 270 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.6375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.6400 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.5655 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	3 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Beryllium, Total	6 µg/L 150% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 4 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.5200 µg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.05 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017

59 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitrate-NitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WILLIAMS, JOHN
Phone: 337-537-1161
Email: John.williams@amwater.com

Frequently asked questions about Fort Polk North Housing Water

Is Fort Polk North Housing Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Fort Polk North Housing 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 Fort Polk North Housing Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Lead, Bromodichloromethane, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fort Polk North Housing Water serve?

Fort Polk North Housing Water reports serving 2,155 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Fort Polk North Housing Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5 violations on file for Fort Polk North Housing Water, of which 3 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.