North Franklin Water Works, LA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). 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.
Who runs the water here
North Franklin Water Works serves about 7,989 people through 2,663 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Franklin Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1041003; phone on file: 318-722-3589. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2020 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for North Franklin Water Works is 1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 1 ppb |
How North Franklin Water Works 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. North Franklin Water Works's 1 ppb sits at the 64th percentile in Louisiana and the 55th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Franklin Parish County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than North Franklin Water Works. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Winnsboro Water System | 7,518 | 0 (not detected) |
| Turkey Creek Water System | 3,429 | 0 (not detected) |
| West Winnsboro Water System | 3,078 | 0 (not detected) |
| Liddieville Water System | 1,602 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Wisner Water System | 1,221 | 2 ppb |
| Village Of Gilbert Water System | 915 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Crowville, 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 North Franklin Water Works 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.