Rapides Parish Water Quality: 2 Cities Ranked by the Records
Rapides Parish, Louisiana: 2 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
LithiumDetected in 2 systems10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest95.2 µg/L
- CITY OF ALEXANDRIA WATER SYSTEM95.2 µg/LSample date: 2023-05-24 to 2024-08-27
- CITY OF PINEVILLE WATER SYSTEM34.2 µg/LSample date: 2025-05-19 to 2025-12-17
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 2 systems15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest2 µg/L
- CITY OF ALEXANDRIA WATER SYSTEM2 µg/LMonitoring period: 2026–2026 (still open)
- CITY OF PINEVILLE WATER SYSTEM2 µg/LMonitoring period: 2024–2026 (still open)
29 PFAS tested, none detected in any systemShow
Tested in these 2 systems: CITY OF ALEXANDRIA WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF PINEVILLE WATER SYSTEM
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
- Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 2 cities above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in LouisianaLargest water systems
- AlexandriaCITY OF ALEXANDRIA WATER SYSTEM · LA107900166,798 served
- PinevilleCITY OF PINEVILLE WATER SYSTEM · LA107901620,358 served
Frequently asked
How does Rapides Parish tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 2 cities in Rapides Parish by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Alexandria's main water system: CITY OF ALEXANDRIA WATER SYSTEM · PWSID LA1079001 · Purity Score 97 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Rapides Parish cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
None of the 2 Rapides Parish city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 0.
Is there lead in Rapides Parish tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 2 of 2 Rapides Parish cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
Have Rapides Parish water systems had drinking-water violations?
1 city in Rapides Parish has a health-based violation in the federal SDWIS record within about the last ten years. Each city report lists the contaminant, year and whether it was resolved.
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