Public water system · LA2121007
ActivePort of Greater Baton Rouge
At a glance
Port of Greater Baton Rouge (PWSID LA2121007) is an active non-transient non-community water system in West Baton Rouge Parish County, Louisiana. It reports serving 150 people through 15 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Port of Greater Baton Rouge compare with other water systems in West Baton Rouge Parish County?
By EPA's size categories, Port of Greater Baton Rouge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). West Baton Rouge Parish County has 7 active public water systems, and Port of Greater Baton Rouge is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,412 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 30,886 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Louisiana, the 1,121 active systems average 4,685 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Port of Greater Baton Rouge is about 65% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Louisiana has 125 active non-transient non-community water systems, 11% 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 Port of Greater Baton Rouge?
EPA lists Port of Greater Baton Rouge as owned by a local government. 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. 6 of the 7 active systems in West Baton Rouge Parish County (86%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Port of Greater Baton Rouge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. The violations listed here began between January 1992 and July 2012. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 5 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.
Port of Greater Baton Rouge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Port of Greater Baton Rouge?
Port of Greater Baton Rouge (PWSID LA2121007) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the LA state drinking water program.
How many people does Port of Greater Baton Rouge serve?
Port of Greater Baton Rouge reports serving 150 people through 15 service connections in West Baton Rouge Parish County, Louisiana.
Where does Port of Greater Baton Rouge 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 Port of Greater Baton Rouge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Port of Greater Baton Rouge'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the LA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Port of Greater Baton Rouge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Port of Greater Baton Rouge is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in West Baton Rouge Parish County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Baton Rouge Water Works District 2 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 13,437 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Port Allen Water System | West Baton Rouge Parish | 6,759 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wbr District 4 -Section Road Winterville | West Baton Rouge Parish | 5,571 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wbr Public Utilities | West Baton Rouge Parish | 4,329 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wbr District 4 - Arbroth | West Baton Rouge Parish | 555 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Tokai Carbon Cb | West Baton Rouge Parish | 85 | 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, “Port of Greater Baton Rouge, PWSID LA2121007, Louisiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/louisiana/port-of-greater-baton-rouge-la2121007 (data as of October 1, 2026).