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Egan Water Corporation

Serves Egan, Acadia Parish, LA · 5,358 people served

Federal records show 17 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Egan Water Corporation in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1001025
  • EGAN
  • LA
  • 5,358 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70531
EPA system ID LA1001025

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
17
Resolved
10
Unresolved
7
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Egan Water Corporation draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, August 2019.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,816 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 Nov 29, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 29, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 29, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 29, 2024 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 10, 2022 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 10, 2022 Active No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 19, 2021 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 19, 2021 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 19, 2021 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 19, 2021 Active No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 9, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 18, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 21, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 15, 2022 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 3, 2021 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 7, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Egan Water Corporation go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 5 0
2020s 12 10

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2014, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Egan Water Corporation in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 5, 2019 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (7 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

10 incidents

The 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.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

7 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Egan Water Corporation draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Egan Water Corporation 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

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