Metals · 2025
Lead in St Mary Parish W&s #2 Bayou Vista, LA tap water
St Mary Parish W&s #2 Bayou Vista, LA's 2025 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0.0003 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from St Mary Parish W&s #2 Bayou Vista, LA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
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People also ask
+Is there Lead in St Mary Parish W&s #2 Bayou Vista, LA tap water?
Yes — St Mary Parish W&s #2 Bayou Vista, LA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0.0003 mg/L. St Mary Parish W&s #2 Bayou Vista, LA's 2025 Lead measurement is below the federal limit of 0.015 mg/L (Action level).
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the St Mary Parish W&s #2 Bayou Vista, LA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/la/st-mary-parish-w-s-2-bayou-vista/2025/source.