Benton
Tap water in Benton comes from 3 water systems: 2 low risk, 1 high risk. Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice where the rating is high risk.
3 official water systems are listed for this town. Each keeps its own rating.
Is it safe?
Village Water System
High risk
Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice
0 health-based violations began in the last 3 years. 5 are still unresolved.
Serves about 24,813 people.
Source water: groundwater.
Last health violation began 2023-05-18.
The violations involved Groundwater Rule.
Is it safe?
Cypress Black Bayou Water System
Low risk
Meets federal drinking water standards
No health-based violations began in the last 3 years, and none are unresolved.
Serves about 5,520 people.
Source water: surface water.
Is it safe?
Town of Benton Water System
Low risk
Meets federal drinking water standards
No health-based violations began in the last 3 years, and none are unresolved.
Serves about 8,037 people.
Source water: surface water.
Source
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System.
Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.
Covers community water systems serving 3,300 people or more. The rating uses health-based violations of federal drinking-water standards in the last three years, and whether those violations have been fixed. Each system is placed at a town it serves, so positions are approximate.
Common questions
Can I drink the tap water in Benton, Louisiana?
Tap water in Benton comes from 3 water systems: 2 low risk, 1 high risk. Has an unresolved health violation, so check local advice where the rating is high risk.
Where do these ratings come from?
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System. Period covered: October 2023 to September 2026.