Is Grambling, LA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 4 utilities serving Grambling 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 Grambling Water System and Grambling State University WS.
Town of Grambling Water System, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Grambling’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Grambling Water System
Louisiana · serves 4,949 people · nearly all in Grambling
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.0 ppb, above the health goal.
12 health-based violations since 2016
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City of Ruston Water System
Louisiana · serves 22,468 people · under 100 in Grambling
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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MT Olive Waterworks District
Louisiana · serves 900 people · under 100 in Grambling
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Grambling State University WS
Louisiana · serves 6,000 people · based in Grambling
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.17 ppb, above the health goal.
6 health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Town of Grambling Water System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Grambling
The lab Louisiana certifies closest to Grambling, 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 61 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Grambling: 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 Grambling
Other towns in Lincoln Parish with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Grambling Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water