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Belah Fellowship Water System

Serves an area of LaSalle Parish, LA · 1,806 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Belah Fellowship Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1059001
  • JENA
  • LA
  • 1,806 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71342
EPA system ID LA1059001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Belah Fellowship Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, December 2017.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 610 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 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 2, 2015 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
 Jan 6, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 26, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 12, 2012 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Belah Fellowship Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (2 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 3 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 2
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began November 2015, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 2, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2010 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2009 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Belah Fellowship Water System between 2003 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2017.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 12, 2017 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule
Oct 2, 2003 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

5 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

Belah Fellowship Water System draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Belah Fellowship 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.

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Testing your own water

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