Broussard, LA (May 2, 2025 ) – The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) released the annual final 2024 water grades for community water systems across Louisiana. According to the LDF website, this process creates accountability for water systems and provides transparency for water system customers.
The water systems for Broussard show improvements for 2024 compared to 2023, for both the City of Broussard Water System and the City of Broussard Highway 90 Water System
City of Broussard Water System (Public Water System ID (PWSID) – LA1055003)
Score – 99/100 (for 2023, the Score was 76)
Grade – A (2024) (for 2023, the Grade was a C)
City of Broussard Highway 90 Water System (Public Water System ID (PWSID) – LA1055194)
Score -105/100 (for 2023, the Score was 80)
Grade – A (2024) (for 2023, the Grade was B)
Community Drinking Water Accountability Rule
“Act 98 of the 2021 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature authorized the Louisiana Department of Health Safe Drinking Water Program to develop a grade for community water system accountability. This would provide for the issuance of a letter grade reflective of community water system quality and performance. LDH detemines letter grades based on 7 Standards evaluating the infrastructure, accountability, and over all health risk of drinking water to consumers.” [source]
The seven standards are:
- Federal Water Quality
- State Water Quality
- Financial Sustainability
- Operation and Maintenance
- Infrastructure
- Customer Satisfaction
- Secondary Contaminants (Iron and Manganese)
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For more information on the community water system grades and standards, visit the LDH website.
