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Is Benton, LA tap water safe?

4 utilities serve Benton, 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

1 of the 4 utilities serving Benton has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: East Central Bossier Water System.

Town of Benton 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 Benton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Benton

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 Benton, 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 18 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (318) 676-7809

All 48 certified labs for Louisiana

ZIP codes in Benton

Which ZIP codes are in Benton: 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.

Near Benton

Towns nearby with a page of their own.

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