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Vermilion Parish County, Louisiana

Water Systems
12
Population Served
70,792
Total Violations
645
348 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 6 tested

Violation Analysis

91.7%
Systems with Violations
53.8
Avg Violations per System
54.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
12 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

6
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
66.7%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (11)

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
Vermilion Waterworks District 1 24,132 71 Clean
City of Abbeville Water System 14,445 51 Detected
Magnolia Plantation Water System Inc 8,754 22 Clean
Southeast Waterworks District 2 6,810 0 Clean
City of Kaplan Water System 4,340 52 Clean
Town of Maurice Water System 3,450 26 -
Town of Erath Water System 2,973 45 Clean
Town of Delcambre Water System 2,457 48 -
Town of Gueydan Water System 2,016 79 -
Pecan Island Ww District No 3 1,230 194 -
Bayou Shrimp Processors Water System 120 21 -
Grand Isle Shipyard Water System 65 36 -

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 Vermilion Parish County? ▼
Vermilion Parish County has 645 total drinking water violations across 12 water systems, of which 348 are health-based violations. 91.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Vermilion Parish County systems? ▼
Water systems in Vermilion Parish County serve approximately 70,792 people through 12 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Vermilion Parish County water? ▼
Of 6 water systems tested for PFAS in Vermilion Parish County, 4 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Vermilion Parish County? ▼
Water systems in Vermilion Parish County use GW (12 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. 54.0% of Vermilion 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.