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Is Natchitoches, LA tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Natchitoches, 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

1 of the 2 utilities serving Natchitoches has 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 Natchitoches Water System.

City of Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Natchitoches

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

  • JRTC & Fort Johnson Environmental Laboratory

    Fort Polk, LA · about 46 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (337) 531-9128

  • LDH Rapides Regional Laboratory

    Alexandria, LA · about 48 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (318) 487-5282

  • LDH Shreveport Regional Laboratory

    Shreveport, LA · about 62 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (318) 676-7809

All 48 certified labs for Louisiana

ZIP codes in Natchitoches

Which ZIP codes are in Natchitoches: 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 Natchitoches

Towns nearby with a page of their own.

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