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Bayou Des Cannes Water System

Serves an area of Evangeline Parish, LA · 4,578 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Bayou Des Cannes Water System in the last ten years.

  • LA1039016
  • BASILE
  • LA
  • 4,578 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70515
EPA system ID LA1039016

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

Key facts

  • Bayou Des Cannes Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, January 2008.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,680 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Bayou Des Cannes Water System go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 3 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2013, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Bayou Des Cannes Water System between 2006 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 16, 2008 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 13, 2006 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Bayou Des Cannes Water System draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Bayou Des Cannes Water System.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Bayou Des Cannes 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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