Public water system record
East Side Water System
Serves an area of Evangeline Parish, LA · 5,640 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for East Side 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
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- East Side Water System draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, February 2014.
- Record on file since 1999, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,415 unknown out of 2,415 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 |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 16, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 16, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 16, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Dec 17, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 26, 2019 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 4, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for East Side Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began December 2011, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 21, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against East Side Water System in 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2014 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), E. coli, Total Coliform, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
3 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.
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
East Side Water System draws water from 4 wells. It also has emergency connections to City of Ville Platte Water System, Point Blue/Chataiginer Water System and Prairie Ronde Water System Inc. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to East Side Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Ville Platte Water System Ville Platte, LA
- Point Blue/Chataiginer Water System Ville Platte, LA
- Prairie Ronde Water System Inc Lawtell, LA
Annual water quality report
East Side 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