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Town of Simmesport Water System

Serves Simmesport, Avoyelles Parish, LA · 2,142 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Simmesport Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • LA1009014
  • SIMMESPORT
  • LA
  • 2,142 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71369
EPA system ID LA1009014

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Town of Simmesport Water System draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 728 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 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 4, 2023 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 28, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 17, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 9, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 31, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Town of Simmesport Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 1
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 2
2020s 3 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2004, Archived.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 15, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 15, 1992 Archived

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 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)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Town of Simmesport Water System draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Town of Simmesport 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

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