Is TOWN OF NEW ROADS WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
TOWN OF NEW ROADS 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. 9,024 people get their water from it, across 3,008 connections.
How this compares nationally
13 total violations and 2 health-based ones put TOWN OF NEW ROADS WATER SYSTEM at the 50th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,406 of 12,903.
How TOWN OF NEW ROADS WATER SYSTEM compares within LA
TOWN OF NEW ROADS WATER SYSTEM's 2 health-based violations sit within the LA average of 12.6, across 347 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for TOWN OF NEW ROADS WATER SYSTEM is from 2026-10-02 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
TOWN OF NEW ROADS 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Groundwater Rule
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
Everything on this page is TOWN OF NEW ROADS WATER SYSTEM's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for TOWN OF NEW ROADS WATER SYSTEM - 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.