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PFAS in Louisiana drinking water

EPA's final UCMR 5 data covers 268 public water systems in Louisiana, serving about 4.6 million people. PFAS turned up in 48 of them (18%). 1 averaged above at least one EPA limit at a sampling point, affecting about 6,354 people.

Highest PFOA and PFOS averages among systems serving 1,000 or more: City of Vidalia Water System (19.0 / 7.9 ppt).

Every tested system in Louisiana

Largest first. PFOA and PFOS columns show the average at each system's worst sampling point; EPA's limit for each is 4 ppt. Filter by name:

Water system People PFOA PFOS PFAS found Result
Baton Rouge Water Company · Baton Rouge 596,844 - - 0 None found
New Orleans Carrollton Ww · New Orleans 334,903 1.0 1.1 6 Sample at limit
E Jefferson Ww District 1 · Jefferson 275,163 - - 1 Below limits
Shreveport Water System · Shreveport 192,378 - - 1 Below limits
Lafayette Utilities Water System · Lafayette 169,389 - - 0 None found
W Jefferson Ww District 2 · Jefferson 140,264 - - 1 Below limits
Schriever Water Treatment Service Area · Houma 116,460 - - 2 Below limits
Lafourche Water District 1 · Lockport 81,609 - - 1 Below limits
City of Bossier City Water System · Bossier City 79,506 - - 0 None found
City of Lake Charles Water System · Lake Charles 79,500 - - 0 None found
Ward Ii Water District · Denham Springs 78,147 - - 0 None found
Tangipahoa Parish Water District · Natalbany 75,873 - - 0 None found
City of Alexandria Water System · Alexandria 66,798 - - 0 None found
New Iberia Water System (lawco) · Baton Rouge 59,928 - - 0 None found
Monroe Water System · Monroe 57,000 - - 1 Below limits
St Charles Parish Dept of Waterworks · Luling 52,879 - - 1 Below limits
New Orleans Algiers Water Works · New Orleans 52,785 1.0 1.1 3 Sample at limit
St Bernard Parish Waterworks · Chalmette 44,783 - - 0 None found
Slidell Water Supply · Slidell 35,547 - - 0 None found
St John Water District 3 · Laplace 31,965 - - 0 None found
Zachary Water System · Zachary 31,569 - - 0 None found
Natchitoches Water System · Natchitoches 27,693 - - 1 Below limits
City of Denham Springs Water System · Denham Springs 25,725 - - 0 None found
Sulphur City of Water System · Sulphur 24,489 - - 0 None found
Vermilion Waterworks District 1 · Maurice 24,132 - - 0 None found
Beauregard Water Works Dist #3 · Longville 24,000 - - 0 None found
Ruston Water System · Ruston 22,468 - - 0 None found
Assumption Parish Ww District 1 · Napoleonville 21,366 - - 2 Below limits
City of Hammond Water System · Hammond 21,135 - - 0 None found
Calcasieu Parish Ww District No 1 · Lake Charles 20,837 - - 0 None found
City of Opelousas Water System · Opelousas 20,388 - - 0 None found
City of Pineville Water System · Pineville 20,358 - - 0 None found
Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3 · Tioga 19,983 - - 0 None found
Belle Chasse Water District · Belle Chasse 19,644 - - 1 Below limits
St Tam Parish-faubourg-coquille · Covington 18,372 - - 0 None found
Bastrop Water System · Bastrop 18,105 - - 0 None found
Crowley Water System (lawco) · Baton Rouge 17,733 - - 0 None found
St Tam Parish - Briarwood Terrace · Covington 17,536 - - 0 None found
Gretna Waterworks · Gretna 17,026 - - 1 Below limits
Lpwdn North Region · Lafayette 16,833 - - 0 None found
City of Gonzales Water System · Gonzales 16,806 - - 0 None found
Blanchard Water System · Blanchard 16,326 - - 0 None found
Minden Water System · Minden 16,281 - - 0 None found
Covington Water Supply · Covington 16,185 - - 0 None found
West Monroe Water System · West Monroe 16,005 - - 0 None found
Walker Water System · Walker 15,813 - - 0 None found
Eunice Water System (lawco) · Baton Rouge 15,393 - - 0 None found
Lpwd South · Duson 15,132 - - 0 None found
Thibodaux Waterworks · Thibodaux 14,862 - - 0 None found
East Feliciana Rural Gurley Rd Ws · Ethel 14,829 - - 0 None found
West Hwy 80 Ark Road Ws · West Monroe 14,649 - - 0 None found
Calcasieu Parish Ww Dist 9 Carlyss · Sulphur 14,502 - - 0 None found
City of Deridder Water System · Deridder 14,400 - - 0 None found
City of Abbeville Water System · Abbeville 14,217 - - 1 Below limits
City of Plaquemine Water System · Plaquemine 14,043 3.1 3.0 5 Sample at limit
City of Bogalusa Water System · Bogalusa 14,000 - - 0 None found
City of Baker Water System · Baker 13,855 - - 0 None found
West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2 · Port Allen 13,437 - - 0 None found
Gowc North Water System · West Monroe 13,287 - - 0 None found
Barksdale Afb Water System · Barksdale Afb 13,000 - - 0 None found
Mandeville Water Supply · Mandeville 13,000 - - 0 None found
Village of Parks Water System · Parks 12,801 3.2 2.1 4 Sample at limit
Morgan City Water System · Morgan City 12,703 - - 0 None found
Cecilia Water Corporation · Cecilia 12,420 - - 0 None found
Buckeye Water District 50 · Deville 12,078 - - 0 None found
West Feliciana Consol Wwks District 13 · St. Francisville 12,045 - - 0 None found
GOWC East · West Monroe 11,742 - - 0 None found
Houma Water Treatment Service Area · Houma 11,658 - - 2 Below limits
City of Carencro Water System · Carencro 11,301 - - 0 None found
Utilities INC - North Park Water Supply · Mandeville 11,298 - - 0 None found
Cheniere Drew North Water System · West Monroe 11,280 - - 0 None found
City of Rayne Water System · Rayne 10,908 - - 0 None found
Fort Polk South Water System · Fort Polk 10,902 - - 0 None found
Village Water System · Benton 10,890 - - 1 Below limits
Bayou Liberty Water Association · Slidell 10,791 - - 0 None found
Southwest Ouachita Waterworks, INC · West Monroe 10,725 - - 0 None found
Pointe Coupee Water Works District 1 · New Roads 10,629 - - 1 Below limits
City of Leesville Water System · Leesville 10,545 - - 0 None found
St John Water District 1 · Laplace 10,484 - - 1 Below limits
Port Sulphur Water District · Belle Chasse 10,308 - 2.1 2 Sample at limit
Magnolia Water Utilities - Eden Isles · Des Peres 10,155 - - 0 None found
Bayou Teche Water Works · Loreauville 10,137 - - 0 None found
City of Breaux Bridge Water System · Breaux Bridge 10,098 - - 0 None found
City of Jennings Water System · Jennings 9,837 - - 0 None found
Jeff Davis Water and Sewer Commission 1 · Lake Arthur 9,780 - - 0 None found
Parish Utilities of Ascension · Donaldsonville 9,732 - 1.1 3 Sample at limit
Water & Sewer Commission 4 of St Mary · Charenton 9,709 - - 1 Below limits
City of Scott Water System · Scott 9,696 - - 0 None found
Brownville Water System · West Monroe 9,696 - - 0 None found
Town of Leonville Water System · Leonville 9,552 - - 0 None found
Mire Branch Water Corporation · Church Point 9,480 - - 0 None found
Fort Polk North Water System · Fort Polk 9,420 - - 0 None found
Kiroli Darbonne Ws · West Monroe 9,210 - - 0 None found
New Roads Water System · New Roads 9,024 - - 0 None found
Town of Livingston Water System · Livingston 8,946 - - 0 None found
Iberia Water Works District 3 - Coteau · New Iberia 8,775 - - 0 None found
Wwks District 2 of St Helena · Greensburg 8,772 - - 0 None found
Magnolia Plantation Water System INC · Abbeville 8,769 - - 0 None found
Tallulah Water System · Tallulah 8,601 - - 0 None found
Westwego Waterworks · Westwego 8,534 - - 0 None found
Patterson Water System · Patterson 8,456 - - 2 Below limits
Natchitoches Parish Wwks District 2 · Natchez 8,415 - - 0 None found
Franklin Water Supply · Franklin 8,325 - - 1 Below limits
Lewisburg Bellevue Water System · Opelousas 8,226 - - 0 None found
Southwest Allen Ww District No 2 · Kinder 8,106 - - 1 Below limits
Town of Benton Water System · Benton 8,037 - - 1 Below limits
St Tam Parish - Cross Gates Sd · Covington 8,037 - - 1 Below limits
Magnolia Water Utilities - Greenleaves · Des Peres 8,031 - - 0 None found
North Franklin Water Works · Crowville 7,989 - - 0 None found
St Mary Water & Sewer Comm #3 · Centerville 7,828 - - 1 Below limits
Springhill Water System · Springhill 7,800 - - 0 None found
Lee Road Water Corporation · Covington 7,665 - - 0 None found
City of Youngsville Purchase Ws · Youngsville 7,623 - - 0 None found
North Desoto Water System · Stonewall 7,608 - - 0 None found
City of Marksville Water System · Marksville 7,593 - - 0 None found
Winnsboro Water System · Winnsboro 7,518 - - 0 None found
St James Water District 2 · Convent 7,513 - - 1 Below limits
Mansfield Water System · Mansfield 7,512 - - 1 Below limits
South Monroe Ws Gowc · West Monroe 7,335 - - 0 None found
Savoy Swords Water System INC · Eunice 7,326 - - 0 None found
Town of Albany Water System · Albany 7,305 - - 0 None found
City of St Martinville Water System · St. Martinville 7,263 - - 0 None found
St James Water District 1 · Convent 7,200 - - 0 None found
City of Winnfield Water System · Winnfield 7,194 - - 0 None found
Desoto Parish Water Works District 1 · Mansfield 7,173 - - 2 Below limits
Sabine Parish Water District 1 · Many 6,924 - - 0 None found
Concordia Waterworks District 1 · Ferriday 6,921 - - 0 None found
Houston River Waterworks District 11 · Sulphur 6,915 - - 0 None found
Resolve Whisperwood Estates Sd Ws · Des Peres 6,867 - - 0 None found
Calcasieu Parish Ww District 8 · Lake Charles 6,834 - - 0 None found
Southeast Waterworks District 2 · Abbeville 6,810 - - 0 None found
Port Allen Water System · Port Allen 6,759 - - 0 None found
Ebarb Wwks Dist # 1 - Aimwell Area · Zwolle 6,738 - - 0 None found
Iberville Waterworks District #2 · Plaquemine 6,657 - - 0 None found
Pontchatoula Water System · Ponchatoula 6,657 - - 0 None found
Beauregard District No 2 Ward No 5 · Singer 6,613 - - 0 None found
City of Ville Platte Water System · Ville Platte 6,590 - - 0 None found
Intracoastal Water System West · Plaquemine 6,489 - - 1 Below limits
Plaisance Water System · Opelousas 6,465 - - 0 None found
East Central Vernon Water System · Slagle 6,363 - - 0 None found
Louisiana State Penitentiary · Angola 6,362 - - 0 None found
City of Vidalia Water System · Vidalia 6,354 19.0 7.9 8 Above limit
Utilities INC - Kingspoint Subdivision · Mandeville 6,351 - - 0 None found
Jonesboro Water System · Jonesboro 6,231 - - 0 None found
Cadeville Water District · West Monroe 6,219 - - 0 None found
City of Jeanerette Water System · Jeanerette 6,189 - - 1 Below limits
City of Oakdale Water System · Oakdale 6,114 - - 0 None found
Prairie Ronde Water System INC · Lawtell 6,090 - - 0 None found
Grambling State University Ws · Grambling 6,000 - - 0 None found
South Toledo Bend Water District · Many 5,943 - - 1 Below limits
Lake Providence Water System · Lake Providence 5,850 - - 0 None found
Waterworks District 7 · Keithville 5,817 - - 0 None found
Town & Country Service · Des Peres 5,715 - - 1 Below limits
Jeff Davis Central Waterworks District · Welsh 5,709 - - 0 None found
Fifth Ward Water System · Marksville 5,676 - - 0 None found
Rapides Island Water Association INC · Boyce 5,658 - - 0 None found
East Side Water System · Ville Platte 5,640 - - 0 None found
Wbr District 4 -section Road Winterville · Port Allen 5,571 - - 0 None found
Henderson Nina Water System INC · Breaux Bridge 5,535 - - 0 None found
Cypress Black Bayou Water System · Benton 5,520 - - 0 None found
St Mary Parish W&s #2 Bayou Vista · Patterson 5,379 - - 3 Below limits
Dequincy Water System (lawco) · Baton Rouge 5,370 - - 0 None found
Town of Haughton Water System · Haughton 5,355 - - 0 None found
Farmerville Water System · Farmerville 5,352 - - 2 Below limits
Calcasieu Parish Ww District No 4 · Westlake 5,340 - - 0 None found
Egan Water Corporation · Egan 5,337 - - 0 None found
Vernon Parish Water and Sewer Commission · New Llano 5,295 - - 0 None found
Village of Turkey Creek Water System · Turkey Creek 5,289 - - 0 None found
South Grant Water Corporation · Bentley 5,289 - - 0 None found
Monterey Rural Water System INC · Monterey 5,250 - - 0 None found
Town of Greenwood Water System · Greenwood 5,205 - - 1 Below limits
St Tammany Water Dist 2 · Covington 5,200 - - 0 None found
Town of Bunkie Water System · Bunkie 5,169 - - 0 None found
City of Broussard Water System · Broussard 5,151 - - 0 None found
Calcasieu Parish Ww District No 5 · Lake Charles 5,088 - - 0 None found
Town of Berwick · Berwick 5,024 - - 1 Below limits
Kolin Ruby Wise Waterwork District 11 a · Pineville 4,992 - - 0 None found
Grambling Water System · Grambling 4,949 - - 0 None found
Pinehill Waterworks District · Shreveport 4,926 - - 1 Below limits
Westlake City of Water System · Westlake 4,858 - - 0 None found
Rayville Water System · Rayville 4,842 - - 1 Below limits
Town of Woodworth Water System · Woodworth 4,818 - - 0 None found
Calcasieu Parish Ww District 7 · Dequincy 4,791 - - 0 None found
Lutcher Waterworks · Lutcher 4,781 - - 1 Below limits
St Landry Water Works District 2 Rural · Sunset 4,761 - - 0 None found
Magnolia Water Utilities - the Meadows · Des Peres 4,701 - - 0 None found
Beau Chene Water System · Mandeville 4,650 - - 0 None found
Bayou Des Cannes Water System · Basile 4,578 - - 0 None found
Gardner Community Water System · Boyce 4,566 - - 0 None found
Town of Mamou Water System · Mamou 4,559 - - 0 None found
Homer Water System · Denham Springs 4,524 - - 0 None found
Keatchie Water System · Grand Cane 4,446 - - 0 None found
United Water System · Arnaudville 4,446 - - 0 None found
City of Many Water System · Many 4,428 - - 1 Below limits
West Vernon Parish Waterworks District · Anacoco 4,365 - - 0 None found
Town of Sunset Water System · Sunset 4,356 - - 0 None found
City of Kaplan Water System · Kaplan 4,340 - - 0 None found
Wbr Public Utilities · Port Allen 4,329 - - 0 None found
Town of Welsh Water System · Welsh 4,311 - - 0 None found
Town of Amite Water System · Amite 4,300 - - 0 None found
Fswc - Hammond Heights · Mandeville 4,281 - - 0 None found
South Rayne Water Corporation · Rayne 4,254 - - 0 None found
Town of Plaucheville Water Systm · Plaucheville 4,233 - - 0 None found
Varnado Water Works · Angie 4,230 - - 0 None found
Archibald Water System · Archibald 4,200 - - 0 None found
Bogue-lusa Water Works District · Angie 4,200 - - 0 None found
Jeff Davis Water District 4 · Jennings 4,194 - - 0 None found
Town of Church Point Water System · Church Point 4,176 - - 0 None found
Town of Franklinton Water System · Franklinton 4,150 - - 0 None found
Arcadia Water System · Arcadia 4,146 - - 0 None found
Lpwd North Production Facility · Lafayette 4,122 - - 0 None found
Tangipahoa (second Ward) Water District · Natalbany 4,112 - - 0 None found
Town of Vinton Water System · Vinton 4,101 - - 0 None found
South Vernon Parish Waterworks District · Rosepine 4,083 - - 0 None found
Wesley Chapel Water System · Ruston 4,080 - - 0 None found
Delhi Water Supply · Delhi 4,071 - - 0 None found
Vivian Water System · Vivian 4,050 - - 0 None found
North of Crowley Water Corporation · Rayne 4,020 - - 0 None found
Dow Usa, La Division · Plaquemine 3,960 - - 0 None found
Town of Arnaudville Water System · Arnaudville 3,957 - - 0 None found
Avoyelles Parish Waterworks District 1 · Bordelonville 3,900 - - 0 None found
Pollock Area Water System INC · Pollock 3,900 - - 0 None found
South Claiborne Water System · Athens 3,843 - - 0 None found
Tensas Water District Association · St Joseph 3,843 - - 1 Below limits
Town of Port Barre Water System · Port Barre 3,828 - - 0 None found
Town of Ferriday Water System · Ferriday 3,816 - - 0 None found
Brouillette Water System INC · Marksville 3,732 - - 0 None found
Avoyelles Ward One Water System INC · Effie 3,726 - - 0 None found
Lawtell Water Works District No 1 · Lawtell 3,717 - - 0 None found
St John Water District 2 · Laplace 3,702 - - 2 Below limits
Abita Springs Water System · Abita Springs 3,693 - - 0 None found
Town of Iowa Water System · Iowa 3,636 - - 0 None found
Town of Jena Water System · Jena 3,614 - - 0 None found
Forest Hill Utilities · Forest Hill 3,600 - - 0 None found
Lena Water System INC · Lena 3,540 - - 0 None found
Cameron Parish Ww District 11-sweet Lake · Bell City 3,507 - - 0 None found
New Carroll Water System · Kilbourne 3,507 - - 0 None found
Consolidated Waterworks District 2 · Bastrop 3,498 - - 0 None found
Rural Franklinton Water · Franklinton 3,450 - - 0 None found
Greater Ward 1 Waterworks District · Ruston 3,333 - - 0 None found
Town of Pearl River · Pearl River 3,333 - - 0 None found
West Grant Water Association · Alanta 3,324 - - 0 None found
Town of Maringouin · Maringouin 3,300 - - 0 None found
Milton Purchase Water System · Milton 3,300 - - 0 None found
Culbertson Water System · Choudrant 3,300 - - 0 None found
Coushatta Water System · Coushatta 3,300 - - 0 None found
New Llano Water Department · New Llano 3,300 - - 0 None found
Town of Erath Water System · Erath 2,985 - - 0 None found
Gramercy Waterworks · Gramercy 2,860 - - 1 Below limits
Town of Lake Arthur Water System · Lake Arthur 2,706 - - 0 None found
Fairview Union Water System · Coushatta 2,346 - - 0 None found
Folsom Water Supply · Folsom 1,992 - - 0 None found
Pleasant Valley Water System · Minden 1,683 - - 0 None found
North Iberville Water System · Plaquemine 1,524 - - 0 None found
Summerville Water System · Jena 1,425 - - 0 None found
Greensburg Water System · Greensburg 1,340 - - 0 None found
Dubach Water System · Dubach 1,218 - - 0 None found
Westview Water Works · Amite 1,134 - - 0 None found
East Carroll Ws South · Transylvania 1,071 - - 0 None found
Doyline Waterworks District 1 · Doyline 969 - - 0 None found
Cameron Parish Ww District 9 · Grand Chenier 871 - - 0 None found
Varnado Water Works - Pine · Angie 840 - - 0 None found
Gillis Long Center · Carville 600 - - 0 None found
Tesi Ossun Heights · Des Peres 393 - - 0 None found
Deltech Corporation · Baton Rouge 100 - - 0 None found
Chataignier Water System - - 0 None found
Calhoun Water System - - 0 None found
False River Water Company - - 0 None found

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Well & Tap. "PFAS in Louisiana drinking water: results for 268 systems." Data: U.S. EPA UCMR 5, final release August 2026. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/louisiana/

Source: EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (August 2026); population from EPA SDWIS. Method.