Is Village of Forest Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: West Carroll 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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2012-10-01 → 2012-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2012-10-01 → 2012-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2012-10-01 → 2012-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-03-01 → 2013-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-03-01 → 2013-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-03-01 → 2013-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-03-01 → 2013-03-31

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 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	500 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1200 µg/L	21/35	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	4.4 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8 µg/L	19/35	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	4.605 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	3.335 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.7515 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.07 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	16.277 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 16.68 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	3.522 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.55 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2024
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	330 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 340 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2014–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.325 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	150 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2014–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.2368 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.3 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.167 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dalapon	3.19 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2014–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.8015 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.97 pCi/L	2/7	SYR4	2014–2018
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.8800 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2014–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.9200 pCi/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2016
Selenium	0.7200 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2014–2018

64 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DENMON, LARRY
Phone: 318-428-9058
Email: pharris125@bellsouth.net

Frequently asked questions about Village of Forest Water

Is Village of Forest Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Village of Forest 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 Forest Water's water?

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

How many people does Village of Forest Water serve?

Village of Forest Water reports serving 1,560 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Village of Forest Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 11 violations on file for Village of Forest Water, of which 6 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.