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Rambin-Wallace Water System

Serves an area of De Soto Parish, LA · 1,161 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Rambin-Wallace Water System in the last ten years.

  • LA1031012
  • PELICAN
  • LA
  • 1,161 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71063
EPA system ID LA1031012

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

Key facts

  • Rambin-Wallace Water System draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: complaint seeking a penalty by EPA, March 2003.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 386 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 5, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Rambin-Wallace Water System go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 1
2000s 1 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2014, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2002 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 15, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 15, 1995 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Rambin-Wallace Water System between 2002 and 2003. The most recent was a complaint seeking a penalty in March 2003.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 3, 2003 EPA Complaint seeking a penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 12, 2002 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Rambin-Wallace Water System draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

Rambin-Wallace 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.

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Testing your own water

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