West Vernon Parish Waterworks District, 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.
Who runs the water here
West Vernon Parish Waterworks District serves about 4,365 people through 1,455 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 Vernon Parish County, Louisiana. EPA system ID: LA1115121; phone on file: 337-238-2656. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
West Vernon Parish Waterworks District's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for West Vernon Parish Waterworks District is 2 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 1 ppb |
| 2021 | 1 ppb |
| 2020 | 2 ppb |
| 2020 | 1 ppb |
| 2019 | 2 ppb |
| 2016 | 2 ppb |
How West Vernon Parish Waterworks District 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. West Vernon Parish Waterworks District's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 36th 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.
Neighbouring systems
14 other systems share Vernon Parish County; 12 of them have a higher latest lead result than West Vernon Parish Waterworks District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Polk South Water System | 10,902 | 1 ppb |
| City Of Leesville Water System | 10,545 | 1 ppb |
| Fort Polk North Water System | 9,420 | 1.1 ppb |
| East Central Vernon Water System | 6,363 | 2 ppb |
| Vernon Parish Water And Sewer Commission | 5,295 | 3.1 ppb |
| South Vernon Parish Waterworks District | 4,083 | 2 ppb |
| Town Of New Llano Water System | 3,300 | 1 ppb |
| Town Of Hornbeck Water System | 2,730 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Rosepine Water System | 2,427 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fort Polk North Housing Water System | 2,155 | 0.72 ppb |
Your move
Look up your address in West Vernon Parish Waterworks 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 West Vernon Parish Waterworks District whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1400 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
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.