Union Springs Water System, LA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Union Springs Water System
Union Springs Water System serves about 1,260 people through 420 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Sabine Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1085044; phone on file: 318-272-1014. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (2.6 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Union Springs Water System is 5 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 ppb |
| 2025 | 2.6 ppb |
| 2022 | 2 ppb |
| 2019 | 5 ppb |
| 2016 | 2 ppb |
How Union Springs Water System compares
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. Union Springs Water System's 3 ppb sits at the 88th percentile in Louisiana and the 82nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
15 other systems share Sabine Parish County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Union Springs Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Sabine Parish Water District 1 | 7,833 | 2 ppb |
| Ebarb Wwks Dist # 1 - Aimwell Area | 6,738 | 1 ppb |
| South Toledo Bend Water District | 5,943 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Many Water System | 4,428 | 0 (not detected) |
| Belmont Waterworks Inc | 2,805 | 2.3 ppb |
| Pendleton Water Association | 2,634 | 2.2 ppb |
| Town Of Zwolle Water System | 2,520 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ebarb Wwks Dist #1 - North Ebarb | 1,761 | 0 (not detected) |
| Village Of Florien Water System | 1,149 | 3.5 ppb |
| Village Of Pleasant Hill Water System | 990 | 2.1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Converse, LA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Union Springs 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.