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Monterey Rural Water System Inc

Serves an area of Concordia Parish, LA that includes Monterey · 5,250 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Monterey Rural Water System Inc in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1029007
  • MONTEREY
  • LA
  • 5,250 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71354
EPA system ID LA1029007

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Monterey Rural Water System Inc draws water from 3 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 1992.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,815 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 Nov 19, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 19, 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, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Monterey Rural Water System Inc go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1991, Archived.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Monterey Rural Water System Inc in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 1992.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 9, 1992 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 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

Monterey Rural Water System Inc draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Monterey Rural Water System Inc 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.

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