Public water system record
Edwards Millcreek Water System
Serves Bienville, Bienville Parish, LA · 114 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Edwards Millcreek Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 19
Key facts
- Edwards Millcreek Water System buys its water from Bienville Water System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, October 2015.
- Record on file since 1999, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 22, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 5, 2020 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 9, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 19, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 12, 2016 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 25, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 17, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 24, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Edwards Millcreek Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 34 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute), began April 2016, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Edwards Millcreek Water System between 2000 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2015 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 36 violations (4 health-based): Chlorine, Public Notice, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Coliform |
| Nov 12, 2002 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 16, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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
Edwards Millcreek Water System buys its water from Bienville Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Bienville Water System Bienville, LA
Annual water quality report
Edwards Millcreek 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Edwards Millcreek Water System for a copy.
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.
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