Public water system record
Blanchard Water System
Serves an area of Caddo Parish, LA that includes Blanchard · 16,326 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Blanchard Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Blanchard Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Louisiana, June 2005.
- Record on file since 1993, with 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,024 unknown out of 5,972 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Chlorine dioxide
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
210 | Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Blanchard Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 24 health-based violations (7 resolved, 17 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 19 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2015, Resolved.
Show all 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators and EPA took 7 formal enforcement actions against Blanchard Water System between 1994 and 2005, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2005 | Louisiana | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 2, 2005 | Louisiana | Administrative penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Mar 8, 2005 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 29 violations (5 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Dec 15, 2004 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 25, 2004 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 3, 2004 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 4, 1994 | Louisiana | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
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.
Chlorine dioxide
1 incidentChlorine dioxide levels were above the federal maximum residual disinfectant level.
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Blanchard Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. 5 other community water systems buy water from Blanchard Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Blanchard Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Hillside Mobile Home Park Shreveport, LA
- Lakeview Water System Shreveport, LA
- Mooringsport Water System Mooringsport, LA
- Oil City Water Works Oil City, LA
- Pinehill Waterworks District Shreveport, LA
Annual water quality report
Blanchard 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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