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Downsville tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Downsville. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Downsville is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 4,914 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 382 violations across the community water system(s) serving Downsville, going back to the earliest EPA record. 247 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Holmesville Water System
2,406 served · groundwater · PWSID LA1111008 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 38 times between April 2005 and April 2018. The EPA record lists a level of 86 ; the limit (MCL) is 80 . All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between January 2005 and December 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between October 2007 and February 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between October 2007 and February 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Point Wilhite Ws
2,292 served · groundwater · PWSID LA1111012 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 45 times between October 2013 and October 2025. The EPA record lists a level of 114 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Groundwater Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between March 2018 and November 2019. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between March 2014 and December 2019. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in December 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between July 2003 and October 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 30 times between July 2013 and May 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 10 times between July 2013 and March 2015. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Downsville Water System
216 served · groundwater · PWSID LA1111004 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 132 times between January 2016 and July 2025. The EPA record lists a level of 134 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 27 times between January 2019 and January 2021. The EPA record lists a level of 0.066 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Groundwater Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times between May 2012 and March 2018. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between February 2013 and August 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 32 times between January 2008 and October 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 22 times between January 2008 and October 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.