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TOWN & COUNTRY SERVICE vs BATON ROUGE WATER COMPANY

Water quality comparison — risk levels, violations, PFAS records, and contaminants

Quick Answer

Both utilities share the same risk level (safe). TOWN & COUNTRY SERVICE has 0 open health-based violations and 2 PFAS records. BATON ROUGE WATER COMPANY has 0 open health-based violations and 0 PFAS records.

TOWN & COUNTRY SERVICE

Louisiana · LA1073054

Overall Risk Level

No Concerns Detected

No Concern
Low
Moderate
High
Critical

Water meets all safety standards with no detected exceedances.

0

Open violations

2

PFAS records

BATON ROUGE WATER COMPANY

Louisiana · LA1033005

Overall Risk Level

No Concerns Detected

No Concern
Low
Moderate
High
Critical

Water meets all safety standards with no detected exceedances.

0

Open violations

0

PFAS records

Head-to-Head Comparison

MetricTOWN & COUNTRY SERVICEBATON ROUGE WATER COMPANY
StateLouisianaLouisiana
Risk LevelNo Concerns DetectedNo Concerns Detected
Population Served5,715596,844
Open Health Violations00
Total Violations02
PFAS Records2None detected
OwnershipPrivatePrivate
Service TypeSurface waterGroundwater
City Served——

Contaminants in Violation Records

TOWN & COUNTRY SERVICE

No named contaminants in violation records.

BATON ROUGE WATER COMPANY

  • Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
  • Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Key Differences

TOWN & COUNTRY SERVICE has 2 PFAS records vs. 0 for BATON ROUGE WATER COMPANY.

What Should I Do?

If either utility shows open violations or elevated PFAS records, consider:

  • Installing a reverse osmosis filter — removes PFAS, lead, arsenic, nitrates, and most heavy metals.
  • Requesting your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for the most current test results.
  • Ordering a certified lab water test if you want contaminant-specific data for your address.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is safer — TOWN & COUNTRY SERVICE or BATON ROUGE WATER COMPANY?

Both utilities share the same risk level (safe). Both utilities have similar violation profiles — review the full data above to decide based on specific contaminants that concern you.

What does "open health-based violation" mean?

An open health-based violation means a water system has exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) or failed to meet a treatment technique — and the violation has not yet been resolved. These are the most serious type of water quality violations.

How current is this data?

Violation data comes from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), which is updated as utilities report. PFAS data comes from EPA's UCMR 5 monitoring (2023–2025). Risk levels are recalculated daily.

What does PWSID mean?

PWSID stands for Public Water System ID — a unique federal identifier assigned to each community water system. You can use it to look up a system in EPA's ECHO database.

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