Public water system record
Turkey Creek Water System
On record as serving Franklin Parish, LA · Serves 3,429 people
Federal records show 15 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Turkey Creek Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 15
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 14
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Turkey Creek Water System draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, May 2025.
- Record on file since 2003, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,191 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 13, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 13, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 20, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 1, 2022 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 2, 2019 | 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
|
Dec 18, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 5, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Turkey Creek Water System go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 14 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Turkey Creek Water System in 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2025 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (6 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Public Notice |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
15 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.
Where the water comes from
Turkey Creek Water System draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Turkey Creek 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