Village Of Dodson Water System, LA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (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. 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 Village Of Dodson Water System
Village Of Dodson Water System serves about 714 people through 238 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Winn Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1127005; phone on file: 318-628-3775. 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 Village Of Dodson Water System is 1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 ppb |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
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. Village Of Dodson Water System's 1 ppb sits at the 57th percentile in Louisiana and the 53rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
11 other systems share Winn Parish County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Village Of Dodson Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Winnfield Water System | 7,194 | 1 ppb |
| West Winn Water System, Inc | 1,965 | 4.6 ppb |
| Tannehill Water System | 1,932 | 3 ppb |
| Village Of Atlanta Water Supply | 900 | 6 ppb |
| Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems | 840 | 1.4 ppb |
| Backwood Village Water System | 783 | 1 ppb |
| Hudson Gaars Mill Water System | 660 | 1 ppb |
| Village Of Sikes Water System | 639 | 0 (not detected) |
| Village Of Calvin Water System | 591 | 6 ppb |
| Joyce Water Supply | 474 | 0.73 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Dodson, 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 Village Of Dodson 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.