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Alabama Water System

Serves an area of Bienville Parish and Lincoln Parish, LA · 948 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Alabama Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1013001
  • ARCADIA
  • LA
  • 948 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71001
EPA system ID LA1013001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Alabama Water System draws water from 3 wells.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 351 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 Sep 16, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 16, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 16, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 6, 2016 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, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Alabama Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 2
2020s 0 1

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

4 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.

Where the water comes from

Alabama Water System draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Alabama 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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