Water Utility

City of Denham Springs Water System

Location Denham Springs, Louisiana,
LA
Serves 25,725
Source Groundwater
PWS ID LA1063004

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 4.5 ppb No Legal Limit
75x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 6.6 ppb No Legal Limit
17x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 1.33 ppb No Legal Limit
44x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.62 ppb No Legal Limit
36x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 2.56 ppb No Legal Limit
13x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 5.2 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
52x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 7.17 ppb No Legal Limit
120x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 15.3 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
102x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.24 ppb No Legal Limit
12x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 0.005 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
3 ppb
This Utility: 7.5 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 0.605 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.015 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb
This Utility: 0.0938 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
70 ppb
This Utility: 0.18 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 0.143 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 11.4 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 17.7 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.531 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
40 ppb
This Utility: 0.0717 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
25 ppb
This Utility: 0.0333 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.09 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb
This Utility: 0.0251 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb
This Utility: 0.0438 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
21 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 9 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+3 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 9 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+13 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Bromodichloromethane
Chloroform
Dibromoacetic acid
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
1,1-Dichloroethane
Aluminum
Bromoform
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Cobalt
Fluoride
Germanium
Lithium
Manganese
Molybdenum
Monobromoacetic acid*
Nitrate and nitrite
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Strontium*
Vanadium*

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