Rural Franklinton Water, LA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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 Rural Franklinton Water
Rural Franklinton Water serves about 3,450 people through 1,150 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 Washington Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1117003; phone on file: 985-839-6433. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 2 ppb from 2 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Rural Franklinton Water is 2 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 2 ppb |
| 2019 | 2 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
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. Rural Franklinton Water'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.
Other water systems in Washington Parish County
11 other systems share Washington Parish County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Rural Franklinton Water. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Bogalusa Water System | 14,000 | 2 ppb |
| Varnado Water Works | 4,230 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bogue-Lusa Water Works District | 4,200 | 1.6 ppb |
| Town Of Franklinton Water System | 4,150 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mount Hermon Water District | 1,107 | 0 (not detected) |
| Varnado Water Works - Pine | 840 | 1 ppb |
| Village Of Angie Water Supply | 400 | 1 ppb |
| Willa Villa Mobile Home | 161 | 1 ppb |
| Ron Son Bear | 96 | 2 ppb |
| Utilities Inc - North Folsom Hills | 81 | 4 ppb |
Your move
Look up your address in Rural Franklinton Water'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 Rural Franklinton Water 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.