Is TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) WATER DISTRICT's water safe to drink?
TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) WATER DISTRICT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 4,112, over 1,324 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) WATER DISTRICT ranks 3,730th by violation burden (71th percentile) - 11 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) WATER DISTRICT compares within LA
Among the 347 LA systems in this dataset, the average is 12.6 health-based violations - TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) WATER DISTRICT's 5 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) WATER DISTRICT is from 2023-01-07 (health-based: 2007-01-02). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
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 this data is and is not
This is what TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) WATER DISTRICT reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) 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.