Public water system record
Friendship Water System
Serves an area of Bienville Parish, LA · 777 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Friendship Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Friendship Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, September 2020.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 247 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 8, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 11, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 21, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 21, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 21, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Feb 28, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 11, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 23, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 10, 2021 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 6, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 7, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 7, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 29, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 6, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 6, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 29, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 10, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 21, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 19, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 23, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 10, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 2, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Friendship Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 36 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 29 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020s | 6 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2013, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators and EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Friendship Water System between 2002 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2020 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 25 violations (5 health-based): Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Groundwater Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Feb 13, 2015 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 28 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Coliform |
| Jun 15, 2011 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Nov 12, 2002 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
4 incidentsThe 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.
Lead and Copper Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Friendship Water System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Friendship 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