Is CITY OF SHREVEPORT WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
CITY OF SHREVEPORT WATER SYSTEM had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 192,378 people through 64,126 service connections.
How this compares nationally
39 total violations and 29 health-based ones put CITY OF SHREVEPORT WATER SYSTEM at the 95th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 600 of 12,903.
Against the LA average
LA's 347 covered systems average 12.6 health-based violations each; CITY OF SHREVEPORT WATER SYSTEM carries 29, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF SHREVEPORT WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF SHREVEPORT WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Chlorite; TTHM
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CITY OF SHREVEPORT WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF SHREVEPORT WATER SYSTEM's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 39 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.