Elm Point Estates 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.
About Elm Point Estates Water System
Elm Point Estates Water System serves about 90 people through 30 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in St. Martin Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1099024; phone on file: 337-228-7458. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Elm Point Estates Water System's lead record
Against the period ending 2021 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Elm Point Estates Water System is 1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 1 ppb |
How Elm Point Estates 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. Elm Point Estates Water System's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 3rd percentile in Louisiana and the 8th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
13 other systems share St. Martin Parish County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than Elm Point Estates Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Village Of Parks Water System | 12,801 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cecilia Water Corporation | 12,420 | 3 ppb |
| Bayou Teche Water Works | 10,137 | 3 ppb |
| City Of Breaux Bridge Water System | 10,098 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of St. Martinville Water System | 7,263 | 7 ppb |
| Henderson Nina Water System Inc | 6,010 | 4.6 ppb |
| United Water System | 4,446 | 2 ppb |
| Town Of Arnaudville Water System | 3,957 | 0 (not detected) |
| St Martin Water Works District 3 - Cade | 3,249 | 0 (not detected) |
| St Martin Water District 4 - Catahoula | 3,000 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Breaux Bridge, LA
Look up your address in Elm Point Estates 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 Elm Point Estates 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.