Point Blue/Chataiginer Water System, LA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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.
Who runs the water here
Point Blue/Chataiginer Water System serves about 3,471 people through 1,157 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Evangeline Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1039006; phone on file: 337-363-5885. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Point Blue/Chataiginer Water System's lead record
Against the period ending 2020 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Point Blue/Chataiginer Water System is 4 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 4 ppb |
Against other Louisiana systems
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. Point Blue/Chataiginer Water System's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 33rd percentile in Louisiana and the 33rd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
12 other systems share Evangeline Parish County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Point Blue/Chataiginer 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 Ville Platte Water System | 6,590 | 0 (not detected) |
| East Side Water System | 5,718 | 0 (not detected) |
| Village Of Turkey Creek Water System | 5,289 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Mamou Water System | 4,559 | 7 ppb |
| Bayou Des Cannes Water System | 4,530 | 1 ppb |
| Reddell Vidrine Water District | 2,952 | 0 (not detected) |
| Evangeline Ww District 1 - Pine Prairie | 2,598 | 0.64 ppb |
| Town Of Basile Water System | 2,559 | 2 ppb |
| Te Mamou Water District | 2,259 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pine Prairie Correctional Facility | 900 | 0.26 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Point Blue/Chataiginer 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 Point Blue/Chataiginer 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.