Public water system record
Weston Water System
Serves an area of Jackson Parish, LA · 1,980 people served
Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Weston Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 10
- Resolved
- 10
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Weston Water System draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 96 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, July 2018.
- Record on file since 1999, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 641 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 96 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 95 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 96 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 25, 2011 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 20, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 31, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Weston Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 3 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2012, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 25, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 116 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators and EPA took 5 formal enforcement actions against Weston Water System between 2002 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2018 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 27, 2011 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 19 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Consumer Confidence Rule, Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Groundwater Rule |
| May 21, 2007 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Mar 13, 2006 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 12, 2002 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
9 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe 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 this violation.
Where the water comes from
Weston Water System draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Weston Water System.
Annual water quality report
Weston 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