Public water system record
Sligo Water System Incorporated
Serves an area of Bossier Parish, LA · 2,850 people served
Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 37 monitoring/reporting issues for Sligo Water System Incorporated in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 9
- Resolved
- 8
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 37
Key facts
- Sligo Water System Incorporated draws water from 5 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.056 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (5.6 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, May 2019.
- Record on file since 2006, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,052 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 | Jun 2, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 2, 2021 | Active | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 11, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 31, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.038 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3.8 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 11, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.056 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (5.6 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 2, 2015 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 21, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 6, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 8, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 2, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 15, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 15, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 12, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 9, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 18, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 23, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 21, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 5, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 5, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 2, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 14, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 20, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 17, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 31, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 25, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Sligo Water System Incorporated go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 21 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 16 |
| 2020s | 3 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 2, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 8, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 11, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Sligo Water System Incorporated between 2009 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2019 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 32 violations (6 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice, Arsenic, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 18, 2012 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations (4 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Apr 24, 2009 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
3 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.
Arsenic
3 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Sligo Water System Incorporated draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Sligo Water System Incorporated 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