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Bienville Parish County, Louisiana

Water Systems
22
Population Served
16,537
Total Violations
3,875
1,836 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
176.1
Avg Violations per System
47.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
22 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (22)

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
Arcadia Water System 3,508 60 Clean
Ringgold Water System 2,283 122 -
Alberta Water System 1,860 837 -
Cypress Water System 1,125 33 -
Gibsland Water System 979 122 -
Alabama Water System 948 57 -
Friendship Water System 777 307 -
Mt Olive Water System 645 174 -
House of Raeford 500 67 -
Jamestown Fryeburg Water System 495 10 -
Castor Water System 435 339 -
Saline Water System 429 185 -
Old Saline Community Water System 390 87 -
Bienville Water System 360 57 -
Southeast Bienville Water System 348 283 -
Bryceland Water System 342 47 -
Lucky Waterworks 315 184 -
Taylor Water System 246 79 -
Mt Lebanon Water System 225 114 -
Springhill Community Water System 183 419 -
Edwards Millcreek Water System 114 228 -
Foster Poultry Farms (Arcadia Feedmill) 30 64 -

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 Bienville Parish County? ▼
Bienville Parish County has 3,875 total drinking water violations across 22 water systems, of which 1,836 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Bienville Parish County systems? ▼
Water systems in Bienville Parish County serve approximately 16,537 people through 22 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Bienville Parish County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Bienville Parish County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Bienville Parish County? ▼
Water systems in Bienville Parish County use GW (22 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. 47.4% of Bienville 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.