Is Backwood Village Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Winn 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.

289

health-based violations

376

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
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	2025-07-01 → 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
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-05
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-05

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
Chloroform	70.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 85.6 µg/L	37/38	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	341.14 µg/L 426% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 499.7 µg/L	37/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	74.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 157 µg/L	35/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	150.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 202 µg/L	35/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	115.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 140 µg/L	33/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	75.2 µg/L 125% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 116.9 µg/L	33/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	33.695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.8 µg/L	32/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	34.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 39.2 µg/L	25/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	57.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 74 µg/L	23/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	5.781 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	18/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	18.27 µg/L 122% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 47 µg/L	14/34	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	10/38	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2025
Copper	275 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	6/34	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	317.5 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 320 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	1000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	20.7 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.6340 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6400 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5195 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.53 pCi/L	2/4	SYR4	2016–2018

60 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GARNER, HUBERT
Phone: 318-576-3502
Email: bwsystems@hughes.net

Frequently asked questions about Backwood Village Water

Is Backwood Village Water tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Backwood Village Water serve?

Backwood Village Water reports serving 783 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Backwood Village Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 376 violations on file for Backwood Village Water, of which 289 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 9 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.