Rapides Island Water Association Inc, 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 Rapides Island Water Association Inc
Rapides Island Water Association Inc serves about 5,658 people through 1,886 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Rapides Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1079020; phone on file: 318-419-4404. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Rapides Island Water Association Inc's lead record
Against the period ending 2021 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Rapides Island Water Association Inc is 2 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 1 ppb |
| 2018 | 2 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. Rapides Island Water Association Inc's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 37th percentile in Louisiana and the 35th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
21 other systems share Rapides Parish County; 12 of them have a higher latest lead result than Rapides Island Water Association Inc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Alexandria Water System | 66,798 | 2 ppb |
| City Of Pineville Water System | 20,358 | 2 ppb |
| Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3 | 19,983 | 0 (not detected) |
| Buckeye Water District 50 | 12,078 | 2 ppb |
| Kolin Ruby Wise Waterwork District 11 A | 4,992 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Woodworth Water System | 4,818 | 2.2 ppb |
| Gardner Community Water System | 4,566 | 2 ppb |
| Village Of Forest Hill | 3,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lena Water System Inc | 3,417 | 3 ppb |
| Emc Water System Inc | 3,135 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Look up your address in Rapides Island Water Association Inc'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 Rapides Island Water Association Inc 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.