Is TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 75,873 people get their water from it, across 25,291 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT ranks 786th by violation burden (94th percentile) - 30 violations total, 23 health-baseds.
How TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT compares within LA
LA's 347 covered systems average 12.6 health-based violations each; TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT carries 23, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 23 health-based violations on file for TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.