No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting January 2023.
Serves about 2,160 people (720 connections) with groundwater from its own wells.
From EPA's record for LA1073003. PurityMap is independent of Better Waterworks Water System.
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21 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From October 2024 | Lead and copper rule revisions | – | – | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2023 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.094 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2022 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.109 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2022 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.116 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2022 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.116 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan–Mar 2022 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.123 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2021 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.086 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2019 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.131 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2019 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.215 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2019 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.298 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2019 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.064 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2018 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 0.408 mg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2018 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.078 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2018 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 409 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2018 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 75 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2018 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 414 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2018 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 65 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2018 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 375 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2017 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 270 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2017 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 197 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2017 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 99 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.
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Safe Home (EnviroTestKits)
Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
Turnaround: 5 minutes
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
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Follow this water →Better Waterworks Water System's phone number on EPA record is 318-343-6851. Its mailing address is BETTER WATERWORKS, INC, P O BOX 1257, WEST MONROE, LA 71294.
According to EPA's record, Better Waterworks Water System uses groundwater from its own wells.
EPA's record shows 21 health-based violations for Better Waterworks Water System in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting January 2023. EPA also lists 3 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Better Waterworks Water System's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2024, was 1 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
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