- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 4 of 4 samples, average 11.5 µg/L, highest 12.2 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2024–Aug 2024)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0.63 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
- Health-standard violation: Groundwater Rule, Groundwater Rule, from Mar 2026, with no return-to-compliance action in EPA records (EPA SDWIS)
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Carencro tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID LA1055005 · serves Lafayette Parish County, LA · about 11,301 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
City of Carencro Water System (EPA LA1055005)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Carencro's main utility, City of Carencro Water System: 1 health-standard violation since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS). PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for City of Carencro Water System, as of October 14, 2026
Health-standard violation: Groundwater Rule, Groundwater Rule, from Mar 2026, with no return-to-compliance action in EPA records (EPA SDWIS).
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0.63 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does City of Carencro Water System use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in City of Carencro Water System's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)