Is Minden, LA tap water safe?
The short answer
6 of the 9 utilities serving Minden 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 Minden Water System, Germantown Water System, State of la Military Dept - Camp Minden and 3 more.
City of Minden 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 Minden’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Minden Water System
Louisiana · serves 16,281 people · about 680 in Minden
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Dixie Overland Water System
Louisiana · serves 1,455 people · under 100 in Minden
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.59 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Village of Dixie Inn Water System
Louisiana · serves 297 people · under 100 in Minden
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Germantown Water System
Louisiana · serves 1,410 people · under 100 in Minden
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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State of la Military Dept - Camp Minden
Louisiana · serves 1,001 people · under 100 in Minden
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Gilark Water System
Louisiana · serves 675 people · under 100 in Minden
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
5 health-based violations since 2016
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Pleasant Valley Water System
Louisiana · serves 1,683 people · under 100 in Minden
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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St James Water System
Louisiana · serves 360 people · under 100 in Minden
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Gil - Gal Water System
Louisiana · serves 1,551 people · under 100 in Minden
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Minden
The lab Louisiana certifies closest to Minden, 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 29 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Minden
Which ZIP codes are in Minden: 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 Minden
Other towns in Webster Parish with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Minden Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water