- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 6 of 10 samples, average 13.2 µg/L, highest 45.3 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Mar 2023–Mar 2024)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 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, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3
EPA system ID LA1079017 · serves Rapides Parish County, LA · about 19,983 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
Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3 (EPA LA1079017)
What EPA records show for Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (LA1079017) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3 (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 0 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, 2024–Dec 31, 2026). 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 Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3 use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3. EPA record
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)