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East Baton Rouge Parish County, Louisiana

Water Systems
19
Population Served
650,087
Total Violations
566
114 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

89.5%
Systems with Violations
29.8
Avg Violations per System
20.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
19 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
4
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

East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) 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
Baton Rouge Water Company 596,844 16 Clean
Zachary Water System 31,569 39 Clean
City of Baker Water System 13,855 55 Clean
Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery 2,500 3 -
Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant 1,500 18 -
Audubon Park Apartments Water System 534 8 -
Made to Go Truckstop 500 31 -
Georgia-Pacific Corporation 484 2 -
Exxonmobil Product Solutions-Plastics 450 0 -
Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Polymer 440 20 -
Formosa Plastics Corporation 350 13 -
J E S T C 300 153 -
Eco-Services Operations Br Plant 300 7 -
Exxonmobil Product Solutions-Resins 125 10 -
Deltech Corporation 100 97 Clean
Uop, LLC 94 64 -
Oxbow Calcining, LLC 67 22 -
Exxon Mobile Baton Rouge Chemicals North 50 8 -
Brec Frenchtown 25 0 -

Other Counties in Louisiana

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
Calcasieu Parish County
80 systems · 216,042 served · 3,535 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in East Baton Rouge Parish County? ▼
East Baton Rouge Parish County has 566 total drinking water violations across 19 water systems, of which 114 are health-based violations. 89.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from East Baton Rouge Parish County systems? ▼
Water systems in East Baton Rouge Parish County serve approximately 650,087 people through 19 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in East Baton Rouge Parish County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in East Baton Rouge Parish County, 4 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply East Baton Rouge Parish County? ▼
Water systems in East Baton Rouge Parish County use GW (19 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. 20.1% of East Baton Rouge 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.