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Town of Colfax

Serves Colfax, Grant Parish, LA · 2,552 people served

Federal records show 14 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of Colfax in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1043002
  • COLFAX
  • LA
  • 2,552 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71417
EPA system ID LA1043002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
14
Resolved
11
Unresolved
3
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Town of Colfax draws water from 1 well.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,073 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 10, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 10, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 10, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 10, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2022 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2022 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 23, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 23, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 10, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Town of Colfax go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 1 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 12 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2012, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2011 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2008 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1993 Archived

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

14 incidents

The 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

Town of Colfax draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Town of Colfax 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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