New Orleans Algiers Water Works
EPA ID: LA1071001 · 52,785 people served · 65 ZIP codes
Throughout five consecutive years of federal water monitoring, New Orleans Algiers Water Works recorded zero violations — solid performance for a utility serving 52,785 people.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 192 (2021) to 127 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for New Orleans Algiers Water Works Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The New Orleans Algiers Water Works serves a community with a median household income of $53,811 and an estimated 551,899 residents across its service area. Approximately 74% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 58% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
🌊 Where Does Your Water Come From?
New Orleans Algiers Water Works's water is drawn from rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. Surface water sources are more exposed to agricultural runoff, stormwater, and upstream discharges, but they typically receive more intensive treatment before reaching your tap.
About 1% of homes in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Superfund Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 76th percentile nationally for proximity to Superfund (NPL) sites.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 107 detections recorded. 34 exceed federal EPA limits (4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS).
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Louisiana
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
New Orleans Algiers Water Works (EPA ID: LA1071001) is a community water system in Louisiana that serves approximately 52,785 people from surface water sources.
This system provides water to 65 ZIP codes across 4 communities.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 10 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 55 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
This system serves 65 ZIP codes:
70056 · 70058 · 70072 · 70112 · 70113 70114 · 70115 · 70116 · 70117 · 70118 70119 · 70121 · 70122 · 70123 · 70124 70125 · 70126 · 70127 · 70128 · 70129 70130 · 70131 · 70139 · 70140 · 70141 70142 · 70143 · 70145 · 70146 · 70148 70150 · 70151 · 70152 · 70153 · 70154 70156 · 70157 · 70158 · 70159 · 70160 70161 · 70162 · 70163 · 70164 · 70165 70166 · 70167 · 70170 · 70172 · 70174 70175 · 70176 · 70177 · 70178 · 70179 70181 · 70182 · 70183 · 70184 · 70185 70186 · 70187 · 70189 · 70190 · 70195
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for New Orleans Algiers Water Works (LA1071001) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is New Orleans Algiers Water Works water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, New Orleans Algiers Water Works has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does New Orleans Algiers Water Works serve?
New Orleans Algiers Water Works serves approximately 52,785 people across 65 ZIP codes in Louisiana.
Where does New Orleans Algiers Water Works get its water?
The primary water source is surface water.
Contact Your Water Utility
Public-record contact information for the water utility serving this system. Use these channels to request water quality reports, ask about service, or report issues directly.
Contact information from New Orleans Algiers Water Works Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility, does not act as its agent, and does not provide customer support for it. Contact details shown are public-record information from CCR filings. For service issues, contact the utility directly using the information above.
Water Source & Treatment
Where this water originates and how it's treated before reaching your tap.
Source: New Orleans Algiers Water Works Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility. Treatment and source data are sourced from the utility's published CCR filings.
Treatment regime
How this utility classifies its treatment process and what each reported treatment chemical does.
Treatment classification and chemical list sourced from New Orleans Algiers Water Works Consumer Confidence Report.
Treatment intensity is a ZipCheckup-derived classification based on the chemicals and processes the utility reports. Chemicals and contamination sources are taken verbatim from the utility's CCR filing. Routine federal monitoring and contaminant testing shown elsewhere on this page determine whether the water meets safety standards, not the treatment classification.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Detected
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). PFAS compounds were detected below the current state-enforceable MCL.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.
Aesthetic water quality
These measurements describe the look, taste, and feel of the water this utility delivers. They are not contaminant violations — they sit alongside federal Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels (SMCLs) which the EPA publishes as non-enforceable guidance.
Aesthetic measurements from New Orleans Algiers Water Works Consumer Confidence Report.
Aesthetic measurements are reported by the utility from its annual sampling. EPA Secondary MCLs are advisory thresholds — values outside them indicate aesthetic concerns such as taste or appearance, not health violations. Federal contaminant testing is shown in the sections above.
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