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Avoyelles Ward One Water System Inc

On record as serving Avoyelles Parish, LA · Serves 3,726 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Avoyelles Ward One Water System Inc in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1009016
  • EFFIE
  • LA
  • 3,726 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71331
EPA system ID LA1009016

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

Key facts

  • Avoyelles Ward One Water System Inc draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, July 1996.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,220 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 Feb 14, 2020 Resolved No

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Avoyelles Ward One Water System Inc go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 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 0
2000s 1 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 2
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began December 2011, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 30, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 15, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 15, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Avoyelles Ward One Water System Inc between 1992 and 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 1996.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 10, 1996 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 5, 1992 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Avoyelles Ward One Water System Inc draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Avoyelles Ward One Water System Inc 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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