East Central Vernon Water System, LA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (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. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About East Central Vernon Water System
East Central Vernon Water System serves about 6,363 people through 2,121 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Vernon Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1115117; phone on file: 337-238-9009. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
East Central Vernon Water System's lead record
Against the period ending 2021 (2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for East Central Vernon Water System is 3 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 ppb |
| 2021 | 2 ppb |
| 2018 | 3 ppb |
How East Central Vernon 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. East Central Vernon Water System's 2 ppb sits at the 80th percentile in Louisiana and the 72nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
14 other systems share Vernon Parish County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than East Central Vernon Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Polk South Water System | 10,902 | 1 ppb |
| City Of Leesville Water System | 10,545 | 1 ppb |
| Fort Polk North Water System | 9,420 | 1.1 ppb |
| Vernon Parish Water And Sewer Commission | 5,295 | 3.1 ppb |
| West Vernon Parish Waterworks District | 4,365 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Vernon Parish Waterworks District | 4,083 | 2 ppb |
| Town Of New Llano Water System | 3,300 | 1 ppb |
| Town Of Hornbeck Water System | 2,730 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Rosepine Water System | 2,427 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fort Polk North Housing Water System | 2,155 | 0.72 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Slagle, LA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask East Central Vernon 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.