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Lincoln Parish County, Louisiana

Water Systems
22
Population Served
60,724
Total Violations
1,889
1,089 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 7 tested

Violation Analysis

95.5%
Systems with Violations
85.9
Avg Violations per System
57.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
22 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

7
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
28.6%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (21)

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
Ruston Water System 22,468 19 Clean
Grambling State University WS 6,000 163 Clean
Grambling Water System 4,949 129 Clean
Wesley Chapel Water System 4,080 9 Clean
Greater Ward 1 Waterworks District 3,333 38 Clean
Culbertson Water System 3,300 196 Clean
Lincoln Parish Waterworks District #3 2,730 29 -
Choudrant Water System 1,950 120 -
Mt Zion Water System 1,635 26 -
Hico Water System 1,530 424 -
Hilly-Greenwood Water System 1,476 20 -
Dubach Water System 1,218 422 Clean
Simsboro Water System 1,083 49 -
Lincoln Parish Waterworks District #2 915 9 -
Mineral Springs Water System 900 6 -
Mt Olive Waterworks District 900 13 -
Fellowship Water System 795 32 -
Lincoln Parish Waterworks District #1 570 35 -
Tremont Water District 510 81 -
Riser Road Water System 198 28 -
Weyerhaeuser Nr - Arcadia Osb 120 41 -
Dubach Deer Factory Water System 64 0 -

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 Lincoln Parish County? ▼
Lincoln Parish County has 1,889 total drinking water violations across 22 water systems, of which 1,089 are health-based violations. 95.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Lincoln Parish County systems? ▼
Water systems in Lincoln Parish County serve approximately 60,724 people through 22 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Lincoln Parish County water? ▼
Of 7 water systems tested for PFAS in Lincoln Parish County, 2 had PFAS detected (28.6% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Lincoln Parish County? ▼
Water systems in Lincoln 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. 57.6% of Lincoln 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.