Public water system record
Clarks Water System
Serves Clarks, Caldwell Parish, LA · 906 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Clarks Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Clarks Water System draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2000.
- Record on file since 1996, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 321 unknown out of 321 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 | Nov 7, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 7, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 7, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 24, 2017 | 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
|
Jul 3, 2025 | Active |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Nov 7, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Clarks Water System go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 1999, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 15, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 15, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Clarks Water System in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2000 | 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.
Where the water comes from
Clarks Water System draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Grayson Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Grayson Water System Grayson, LA
Annual water quality report
Clarks 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