Safe Drinking Water Program
See below for updates on Boil Water Advisories/Water Outages due to Hurricane Ida
The Safe Drinking Water Program accomplishes this objective by the activities listed below.
- Monitoring: Collection, analysis and review of bacteriological and chemical samples to ensure compliance with maximum contaminant levels, treatment technique requirements, monitoring and analytical requirements.
- Inspections: Sanitary surveys and site inspections are conducted to evaluate the capability of a drinking water system to consistently and reliably deliver an adequate quality and quantity of safe drinking water to the consumer and to ensure compliance with state and federal drinking water regulations.
- Engineering Plan Review: Conducts reviews of and issues permits for new construction and modification of public water systems including the source, treatment, storage and distribution facilities to ensure the quality and protection of drinking water.
Emergency Response and Reporting
Louisiana Drinking Water Watch
Community Water Systems Accountability Rule **Water System Grades**
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions and Lead Service Line Inventory
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Bacteriological Sample Collection and Truck Routes
Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund
Safe Drinking Water Fee (Act 605 of 2016)Beginning January 1, 2017, the Safe Drinking Water Program will reinstate the bacteriological sample collection program for all public water systems statewide. Additionally, the Safe Drinking Water Program will begin to collect and analyze the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) and haloacetic acids (HAA5) samples for water systems statewide.
- Cybersecurity Alert (November 17, 2022)
- Drinking Water Advisory Page
- Maintaining or Restoring Water Quality in Buildings with Low or No Use - Important information for public water systems, building owners, building managers and businesses to address building water quality to minimize water stagnation.
- CISA Guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers - Identifies water operators as essential critical infrastructure workers and provides guidance on operation and communication.
- Child Care & School Lead Testing Program
- School Lead Water Testing Pilot Program (Story Map)
- EPA Lead and Copper Long Term Revisions - (LCR Key Improvements, LCR Current vs Draft, LCR Infographic)
- New Significant Deficiencies - Final Rule (July 20, 2018)
- Drinking Water Facts on Naegleria fowleri
- Risk and Resilience Assessments and Emergency Response Plans
Act 263 Interim Reports - Act 263 of 2017 Regular Legislative Session, tasked LDH to evaluate the issues and conditions of drinking water treatment and distribution through the evaluation of sanitary survey results for each water utility system by 2020.
2022 Annual Compliance Report (ACR) - This annual compliance report is a summary of water systems with water regulation violations in the referenced calendar year. (2013 ACR), (2014 ACR), (2015 ACR), (2016 ACR), (2017 ACR), (2018 ACR), (2019 ACR), (2020 ACR), (2021 ACR)
2021 Drinking Water Disinfection Annual Report (DAR) - This annual report provides information on compliance with the minimum disinfection rule reported each January. (2017 DAR), (2018 DAR), (2019 DAR), (2020 DAR)
LDH/OPH Engineering Services
P.O. Box 4489
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489
Phone: 225-342-7499