Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District, LA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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 Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District
Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District serves about 4,112 people through 1,324 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 Tangipahoa Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1105077; phone on file: 985-345-6457. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District's lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District is 1 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 1 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. Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 35th percentile in Louisiana and the 34th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
20 other systems share Tangipahoa Parish County; 11 of them have a higher latest lead result than Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Tangipahoa Parish Water District | 75,873 | 1.6 ppb |
| City Of Hammond Water System | 21,135 | 2 ppb |
| City Of Pontchatoula Water System | 6,657 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Amite Water System | 4,300 | 1 ppb |
| Utilities Inc - Hammond Heights | 4,281 | 1 ppb |
| Town Of Independence Water System | 3,052 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Kentwood Water System | 2,205 | 8 ppb |
| Town Of Roseland Water System | 1,521 | 0 (not detected) |
| Utilities Inc - Velma | 1,302 | 0 (not detected) |
| Westview Water Works | 1,134 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Natalbany, LA
Look up your address in Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District'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 Tangipahoa (Second Ward) Water District 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.