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Is Franklinton, LA tap water safe?

3 utilities serve Franklinton, 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 3 utilities serving Franklinton 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 Franklinton Water System and Ron Son Bear.

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

Water testing near Franklinton

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 Franklinton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • LDH Amite Regional Laboratory

    Amite, LA · about 23 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (985) 748-2011

  • Water Test, Inc.

    Covington, LA · about 27 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (985) 892-8329

  • Curtis Environmental Services, Inc.

    LaPlace, LA · about 51 miles

    Certified for minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts

All 48 certified labs for Louisiana

ZIP codes in Franklinton

Which ZIP codes are in Franklinton: 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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