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North Hodge Water System

Serves North Hodge, Jackson Parish, LA · 429 people served

Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for North Hodge Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1049012
  • HODGE
  • LA
  • 429 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71247
EPA system ID LA1049012

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
11
Resolved
8
Unresolved
3
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • North Hodge Water System draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, October 1992.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 195 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 Jan 7, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 7, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 7, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 7, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 7, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 7, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 7, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 7, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Apr 11, 2023 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 14, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 14, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 20, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for North Hodge Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 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 3 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 4
2020s 9 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 1992, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against North Hodge Water System in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 1992.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 8, 1992 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

11 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

North Hodge Water System draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

North Hodge 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask North Hodge Water System for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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