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Is Hackberry, LA tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Hackberry, 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

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Hackberry has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.

Cameron Parish Ww District 10, 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 Hackberry’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Hackberry

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

  • LDH Lake Charles Regional Laboratory

    Lake Charles, LA · about 26 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (337) 475-3236

All 48 certified labs for Louisiana

ZIP codes in Hackberry

Which ZIP codes are in Hackberry: 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.