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Webster Parish water systems receive LDH ratings

/ bonnieculverhouse

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has released final water grades for 951 community water systems across the state, a process that creates accountability for water systems and provides transparency for water system customers.   

Act 98 of the 2021 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature authorized the Louisiana Department of Health Safe Drinking Water Program to develop a grade for community water system accountability. This would provide for the issuance of a letter grade reflective of community water system quality and performance. LDH determines letter grades based on 7 Standards evaluating the infrastructure, accountability, and overall health risk of drinking water to consumers. 

The seven standards include: 

  • Federal Water Quality 
  • State Water Quality 
  • Financial Sustainability 
  • Operation and Maintenance 
  • Infrastructure 
  • Customer Satisfaction 
  • Secondary Contaminants (Iron and Manganese) 

In Webster Parish, the water systems were given the following grades:  

  • Bistineau Water System – received 92 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Blocker Water System – received 70 of 100 points giving them a “C” 
  • Central Water System – received 79 of 100 points giving them a “C” 
  • Cotton Valley Water System – received 102 points of 100 giving them an “A”  
  • Cullen Water System – received 75 of 100 points giving them a “C”  
  • Dixie Inn Water System – received 99 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Dixie Overland Water System – received 102 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Doyline Waterworks District 1 – received 75 of 100 points giving them a “C” 
  • Dubberly Water System – received 99 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Germantown Water System – received 100 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Gilark Water System – received 84 of 100 points giving them a “B” 
  • Heflin Water System – received 104 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Horseshoe Road Water System – received 79 of 100 points giving them a “C” 
  • Jenkins Community Water System – received 95 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Leton Water System – received 103 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • St. of La Military Dept (Camp Minden) – received 89 of 100 points giving them a “B” 
  • McIntyre Water System – received 79 of 100 points giving them a “C” 
  • Midway Water System – received 80 of 100 points giving them a “B” 
  • Minden Water System – received 90 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Palmetto Waterworks Inc – received 75 of 100 points giving them a “C” 
  • Pleasant Valley Water System – received 89 of 100 points giving them a “B” 
  • Saltworks Water System – received 94 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Sarepta Waterworks District – received 90 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Shongaloo Water System – received 100 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Sibley Water System – received 87 of 100 points giving them a “B” 
  • Springhill Water System – received 85 of 100 points giving them a “B” 
  • State Line Water System – received 95 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Thomasville Water System – received 100 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Union Grove Water System – received 90 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Dorcheat Acres Water System – received 95 of 100 points giving them an “A” 
  • Gil-Gal Water System – received 80 of 100 points giving them a “B” 
  • St. James Water System – received 90 of 100 points giving them an “A” 

All Webster Parish water systems either increased or maintained their previous grade giving in 2023 apart from Cullen Water System who decreased from a “B” to a “C.” 

An in depth look at all water system grades for Webster Parish can be found at https://ldh.la.gov/assets/oph/Center-EH/drinkingwater/Watergrade/WaterGrade-2023/Webster/index.htm 

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