Public water system record
Keatchie Water System
Serves an area of De Soto Parish, LA that includes Keachi · 4,446 people served
Federal records show 20 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Keatchie Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 20
- Resolved
- 17
- Unresolved
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 16
Key facts
- Keatchie Water System draws water from 16 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, September 2024.
- Record on file since 1992, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 | May 22, 2025 | Active | No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 2, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 14, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 14, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 3, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 20, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 24, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 10, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 24, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 24, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Keatchie Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (3 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 20 | 10 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 15, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 15, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Keatchie Water System in 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 18 violations (16 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Groundwater Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
13 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.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
6 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
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.
Where the water comes from
Keatchie Water System draws water from 16 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Desoto Parish Water Works District 1.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Desoto Parish Water Works District 1 Mansfield, LA
Annual water quality report
Keatchie 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