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Is Arcadia, LA tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Arcadia, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

2 of the 2 utilities serving Arcadia have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Town of Arcadia Water System and Alabama Water System.

Town of Arcadia Water System, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Arcadia’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Arcadia

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Louisiana certifies.

The lab Louisiana certifies closest to Arcadia, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • LDH Shreveport Regional Laboratory

    Shreveport, LA · about 50 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (318) 676-7809

All 48 certified labs for Louisiana

ZIP codes in Arcadia

Which ZIP codes are in Arcadia: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: LDH, laboratories certified by Louisiana for drinking water analysis; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

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