Is Grayson, LA tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 3 utilities serving Grayson have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Village of Grayson Water System, Holum Water System and Cotton Plant Water System.
Village of Grayson Water System, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 52.9 ppb, above the legal limit.
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 Grayson’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Village of Grayson Water System
Louisiana · serves 1,461 people · under 100 in Grayson
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 52.9 ppb, above the legal limit.
14 health-based violations since 2016
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Holum Water System
Louisiana · serves 1,230 people · based in Grayson
1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 78.8 ppb, above the legal limit.
33 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Cotton Plant Water System
Louisiana · serves 783 people · based in Grayson
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
9 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 Village of Grayson Water System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana Clean Water Machine (AQ-CWM2)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Lead
Brita Hub Countertop Water Filter System (87340)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Lead
Ninja HydraSense Countertop Water Filtration System (WF1001)
Countertop
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Lead
Water testing near Grayson
The lab Louisiana certifies closest to Grayson, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
LDH Rapides Regional Laboratory
Alexandria, LA · about 56 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Grayson
Which ZIP codes are in Grayson: 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.
What to do next
- Read Village of Grayson Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water