Water Grade Report

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.

The 7 Standards

  • Federal Water Quality
  • State Water Quality 
  • Financial Sustainability
  • Operation and Maintenance
  • Infrastructure
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Secondary Contaminants (Iron and Manganese)

Below is the Water Grade report for Jeff Davis Water & Sewer Commission # 1