Ventress Tap Water Quality Report
Ventress's water record shows 1 open health-based EPA violation. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
POINTE COUPEE WATER WORKS DISTRICT 1
4 other systems are listed for Ventress. See their figures
People Served
4,251
Health-based violations since 2020
1 (1 open)
POINTE COUPEE WATER WORKS DISTRICT 1. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Aug 2023 · POINTE COUPEE WATER WORKS DISTRICT 1
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Ventress Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Ventress's water record shows 1 open health-based EPA violation.
POINTE COUPEE WATER WORKS DISTRICT 1, Ventress's water system, serves 4,251 people. 4 other systems are listed for Ventress. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to POINTE COUPEE WATER WORKS DISTRICT 1's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for POINTE COUPEE WATER WORKS DISTRICT 1 is from Aug 2023.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, POINTE COUPEE WATER WORKS DISTRICT 1 measured lithium at up to 20 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Louisiana
Ventress Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Ventress, LA
We read Ventress, LA’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 1 open health-based EPA violation
- 23 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Ventress
Ventress's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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What Ventress's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Ventress, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Ventress? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Pointe Coupee Parish well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Ventress
Ventress's tap water has an estimated 8.0 grains per gallon (136.0 mg/L, county sampling in Pointe Coupee Parish) — hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 8.0 gpg water in Ventress — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Louisiana as a whole, read water softener cost in Louisiana — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ventress Tap Water
Ventress's water record shows 1 open health-based EPA violation. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.
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