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Westwego Waterworks

Serves Marrero, Westwego and Bridge City, Jefferson Parish, LA · 8,534 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Westwego Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • LA1051005
  • WESTWEGO
  • LA
  • 8,534 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 70094
EPA system ID LA1051005

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Westwego Waterworks buys its water from W Jefferson WW District 2.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2004.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,106 unknown out of 3,527 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

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
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 17, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Westwego Waterworks go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (10 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 8 19
2010 to October 18, 2016 8 10
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 70 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 76 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Chlorite
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 1.35 mg/L, federal limit 1 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Feb 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2004 Archived
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2004 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2004 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2003 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2003 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2002 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Westwego 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) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Westwego Waterworks buys its water from W Jefferson WW District 2. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Westwego 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.

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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