Public water system record
City of Marksville Water System
Serves an area of Avoyelles Parish, LA that includes Marksville · 7,593 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Marksville Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- City of Marksville Water System buys its water from Avoyelles Water Commission.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, October 2003.
- Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,032 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for City of Marksville Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (1 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 15, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 15, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 15, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 15, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Marksville Water System in 2003. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2003 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Marksville Water System buys its water from Avoyelles Water Commission. EPA also lists 1 well, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Marksville Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Marksville Water System.
Buys water from
- Avoyelles Water Commission Moreauville, LA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Spring Bayou Water Works District Marksville, LA
Annual water quality report
City of Marksville 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