Barksdale Afb Water System, LA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Barksdale Afb Water System at a glance
Barksdale Afb Water System serves about 13,000 people through 774 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is federally owned and draws surface water, in Bossier Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1015022; phone on file: 318-456-2770. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 4 ppb from 4 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Barksdale Afb Water System is 4 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 4 ppb |
| 2018 | 3 ppb |
How Barksdale Afb Water System compares
Of the 802 Louisiana systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.72 ppb; 4 are over 15 ppb right now and 30 have gone over at some point. Barksdale Afb Water System's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 42nd percentile in Louisiana and the 38th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Bossier Parish County
18 other systems share Bossier Parish County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Barksdale Afb Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Bossier City Water System | 79,506 | 1 ppb |
| Village Water System | 24,813 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Benton Water System | 8,037 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cypress Black Bayou Water System | 5,520 | 1.2 ppb |
| Town Of Haughton Water System | 5,355 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sligo Water System Incorporated | 2,850 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Plain Dealing Water System | 2,346 | 1 ppb |
| West Central Bossier Water System | 1,771 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Bossier Water System | 1,755 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bellevue Water System | 1,236 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Barksdale Afb Water System's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Barksdale Afb Water System whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.