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Lawco Mansura

Serves Mansura, Avoyelles Parish, LA · 1,878 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lawco Mansura in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • LA1009010
  • BATON ROUGE
  • LA
  • 1,878 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 70896
EPA system ID LA1009010

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Lawco Mansura buys its water from Avoyelles Water Commission.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, March 2012.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 664 unknown out of 885 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Lawco Mansura go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2011, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 113 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 73 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 119 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lawco Mansura in 2012. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 30, 2012 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (7 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Lawco Mansura buys its water from Avoyelles Water Commission. EPA also lists 1 well, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Lawco Mansura.

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Annual water quality report

Lawco Mansura 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.

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