- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 2 of 4 samples, average 5.9 µg/L, highest 12 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Sep 2023–Jun 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, 2021–Dec 31, 2023). 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: Surface Water Treatment Rules, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Jan 2024–Feb 2024 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, CARBON, TOTAL, Oct 2021–Feb 2022 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-standard violation: Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, CARBON, TOTAL, Jul 2021–Nov 2021 (EPA SDWIS)
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Morgan City tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID LA1101005 · serves St. Mary Parish County, LA · about 12,703 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 Morgan City Water System (EPA LA1101005)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Morgan City's main utility, City of Morgan City Water System: 3 health-standard violations 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 Morgan City Water System, as of October 14, 2026
3 health-standard violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS).
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, 2021–Dec 31, 2023). 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.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does City of Morgan City Water System use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in City of Morgan City 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)