Is New Llano, LA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving New Llano 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 New Llano Water System and Vernon Parish Water and Sewer Commission.
Town of New Llano Water System, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.4 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 New Llano’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of New Llano Water System
Louisiana · serves 3,300 people · about 670 in New Llano
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
8 health-based violations since 2016
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Vernon Parish Water and Sewer Commission
Louisiana · serves 5,295 people · under 100 in New Llano
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 18 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Town of New Llano Water System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near New Llano
The 3 labs Louisiana certifies closest to New Llano, 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 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
LDH Rapides Regional Laboratory
Alexandria, LA · about 42 miles
Certified for bacteria
LDH Lake Charles Regional Laboratory
Lake Charles, LA · about 63 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in New Llano: 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 New Llano
Other towns in Vernon Parish with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of New Llano Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water