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Is Covington, LA tap water safe?

15 utilities serve Covington, 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

5 of the 15 utilities serving Covington have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: City of Covington Water Supply, Utilities Inc - Green Brier Water Supply, Tchefuncta Club Estates and 2 more.

City of Covington Water Supply, 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 Covington’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

5 more utilities in Covington

By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Covington than those above.

Water testing near Covington

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

  • Water Test, Inc.

    Covington, LA · about 3 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (985) 892-8329

  • LDH Amite Regional Laboratory

    Amite, LA · about 26 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (985) 748-2011

  • Curtis Environmental Services, Inc.

    LaPlace, LA · about 31 miles

    Certified for minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts

All 48 certified labs for Louisiana

ZIP codes in Covington

Which ZIP codes are in Covington: 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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