Public water system · LA1033005
ActiveBaton Rouge Water Company
At a glance
Baton Rouge Water Company (PWSID LA1033005) is an active community water system in East Baton Rouge Parish County, Louisiana. It reports serving 596,844 people through 198,948 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
596,844
Service connections
198,948
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Baton Rouge Water Company compare with other water systems in East Baton Rouge Parish County?
By EPA's size categories, Baton Rouge Water Company is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). East Baton Rouge Parish County has 18 active public water systems, and Baton Rouge Water Company is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17 times the county average of 36,086 people per system, and accounts for 92% of the 649,553 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Louisiana, the 1,121 active systems average 4,685 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Baton Rouge Water Company is about 89 times that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Louisiana has 815 active community water systems, 73% of the state's 1,121 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 966 Louisiana systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Baton Rouge Water Company?
EPA lists Baton Rouge Water Company as privately owned. The LA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 14 of the 18 active systems in East Baton Rouge Parish County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Baton Rouge Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2012. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and February 2012. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
All 4 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Baton Rouge Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Baton Rouge Water Company?
Baton Rouge Water Company (PWSID LA1033005) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the LA state drinking water program.
How many people does Baton Rouge Water Company serve?
Baton Rouge Water Company reports serving 596,844 people through 198,948 service connections in East Baton Rouge Parish County, Louisiana.
Where does Baton Rouge Water Company get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Baton Rouge Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2012. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Baton Rouge Water Company's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the LA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Baton Rouge Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Baton Rouge Water Company must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in East Baton Rouge Parish County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Water System | East Baton Rouge Parish | 31,569 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Baker Water System | East Baton Rouge Parish | 13,855 | Community | Groundwater |
| Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery | East Baton Rouge Parish | 2,500 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant | East Baton Rouge Parish | 1,500 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Made To Go Truckstop | East Baton Rouge Parish | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation | East Baton Rouge Parish | 484 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Baton Rouge Water Company, PWSID LA1033005, Louisiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/louisiana/baton-rouge-water-company-la1033005 (data as of October 1, 2026).