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Gretna Waterworks

Serves Gretna, Terrytown, Harvey and 1 more place, Jefferson Parish, LA · 17,026 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Gretna Waterworks in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • LA1051003
  • GRETNA
  • LA
  • 17,026 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 70054
EPA system ID LA1051003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Gretna Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2004.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 7,595 unknown out of 7,620 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.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Gretna Waterworks go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (9 resolved, 10 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 5 0
2000s 12 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 1
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.

Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2004 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2003 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2003 Archived
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2003 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2003 Archived
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2002 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Gretna Waterworks in 2004. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2004.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 25, 2004 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL

Where the water comes from

Gretna Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Gretna Waterworks 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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