Town Of Jena Water System, 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.
Who runs the water here
Town Of Jena Water System serves about 3,614 people through 1,520 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 La Salle Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1059003; phone on file: 318-992-2148. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Town Of Jena Water System is 1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 1 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. Town Of Jena Water System's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 34th 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
11 other systems share La Salle Parish County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Town Of Jena Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lasalle Waterworks District 1 | 3,240 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Olla Water System | 2,565 | 0 (not detected) |
| Nebo Water System Inc | 2,460 | 1.6 ppb |
| Belah Fellowship Water System | 1,806 | 2 ppb |
| Summerville Water System | 1,425 | 3 ppb |
| East Jena Water System Inc. | 990 | 2 ppb |
| Village Of Tullos Water System | 792 | 0 (not detected) |
| Village Of Urania Water System | 784 | 0 (not detected) |
| Whitehall Water System Inc | 627 | 0.69 ppb |
| Pleasant Ridge Water System | 540 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Town Of Jena 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 Town Of Jena 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.