Public water system record
Town of Iota Water System
Serves Iota, Acadia Parish, LA · 1,842 people served
Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Iota Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 12
- Resolved
- 11
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Town of Iota Water System draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, December 2024.
- Record on file since 2016, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 636 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 29, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 29, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 12, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 12, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 29, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 17, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 9, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 4, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2016
EPA's records for Town of Iota Water System go back to 2016. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 11 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Iota Water System in 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations (7 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
12 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Town of Iota Water System draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Town of Iota Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Louisiana.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells