Jeff Davis Water And Sewer Commission 1, LA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2026). 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.
Jeff Davis Water And Sewer Commission 1 at a glance
Jeff Davis Water And Sewer Commission 1 serves about 9,780 people through 3,260 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Jefferson Davis Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1053014. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Jeff Davis Water And Sewer Commission 1's lead record
That is down 2 ppb from 3 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Jeff Davis Water And Sewer Commission 1 is 3 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 ppb |
| 2023 | 3 ppb |
| 2020 | 2 ppb |
| 2017 | 3 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Jeff Davis Water And Sewer Commission 1's 1 ppb sits at the 65th percentile in Louisiana and the 55th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Jefferson Davis Parish County
7 other systems share Jefferson Davis Parish County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Jeff Davis Water And Sewer Commission 1. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Jennings Water System | 9,837 | 2 ppb |
| Jeff Davis Central Waterworks District | 5,709 | 4.2 ppb |
| Town Of Welsh Water System | 4,311 | 3 ppb |
| Jeff Davis Water District 4 | 4,194 | 1.4 ppb |
| Town Of Lake Arthur Water System | 2,706 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Elton Water System | 1,512 | 2 ppb |
| Village Of Fenton Water System | 226 | 17 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lake Arthur, 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 Jeff Davis Water And Sewer Commission 1 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.