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Mt Olive Water System

Serves an area of Bienville Parish, LA · 645 people served

Federal records show 18 health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Mt Olive Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1013012
  • QUITMAN
  • LA
  • 645 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71268
EPA system ID LA1013012

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
18
Resolved
10
Unresolved
8
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
15

Key facts

  • Mt Olive Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, August 2022.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 232 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 Jan 13, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 13, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 13, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 13, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 13, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 20, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 20, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 20, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 20, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 3, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 3, 2019 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 3, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 3, 2019 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 3, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 3, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 3, 2019 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 3, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 3, 2019 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, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 20, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 22, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 5, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 12, 2019 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 18, 2018 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 11, 2017 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 13, 2013 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Mt Olive Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 4
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 15
October 19, 2016 to 2019 9 5
2020s 9 8

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
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1994 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Mt Olive Water System between 2014 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 26, 2022 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 9 violations (5 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule
Apr 29, 2014 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

18 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

Mt Olive Water System draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Mt Olive 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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