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Avoyelles Parish County, Louisiana

Water Systems
17
Population Served
52,812
Total Violations
674
397 health-based
PFAS Detected
7
of 7 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
39.6
Avg Violations per System
58.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
17 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

7
Systems Tested
7
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Avoyelles Parish Louisiana water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (17)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
City of Marksville Water System 7,593 36 Clean
Fifth Ward Water System 5,676 33 Clean
Town of Bunkie Water System 5,169 11 Clean
Town of Plaucheville Water System 4,233 20 Clean
Avoyelles Parish Waterworks District 1 3,900 11 Clean
Brouillette Water System Inc 3,732 40 Clean
Avoyelles Ward One Water System Inc 3,726 37 Clean
Village of Hessmer Water System 3,246 25 -
Town of Cottonport Water System 3,120 162 -
Avoyelles Ward 3 Waterworks District 2,619 6 -
Town of Evergreen Water System 2,205 25 -
Town of Simmesport Water System 2,142 36 -
Lawco Mansura 1,878 54 -
Village of Moreauville Water System 1,725 25 -
Southwest Avoyelles Water District 1,053 103 -
Spring Bayou Water Works District 795 34 -
Avoyelles Water Commission 0 16 -

Other Counties in Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish County
19 systems · 650,087 served · 566 violations
Jefferson Parish County
4 systems · 440,987 served · 247 violations
Orleans Parish County
10 systems · 389,093 served · 157 violations
Lafayette Parish County
62 systems · 303,179 served · 2,569 violations
St. Tammany Parish County
213 systems · 266,825 served · 7,149 violations
Caddo Parish County
48 systems · 249,641 served · 5,038 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Avoyelles Parish County? ▼
Avoyelles Parish County has 674 total drinking water violations across 17 water systems, of which 397 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Avoyelles Parish County systems? ▼
Water systems in Avoyelles Parish County serve approximately 52,812 people through 17 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Avoyelles Parish County water? ▼
Of 7 water systems tested for PFAS in Avoyelles Parish County, 7 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Avoyelles Parish County? ▼
Water systems in Avoyelles Parish County use GW (17 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 58.9% of Avoyelles Parish County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.