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Choudrant Water System

Serves Choudrant, Lincoln Parish, LA · 1,950 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Choudrant Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1061002
  • CHOUDRANT
  • LA
  • 1,950 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71227
EPA system ID LA1061002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
7
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Choudrant Water System draws water from 3 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, November 2002.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 676 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 Nov 20, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 2, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 6, 2020 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 6, 2020 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 6, 2020 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 6, 2020 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 6, 2020 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 6, 2020 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 18, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 15, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Choudrant Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 7 2
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 8 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1998, Archived.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 15, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 15, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 15, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 15, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 15, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Choudrant Water System between 1991 and 2002. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2002.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 12, 2002 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
May 16, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jul 31, 1991 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

8 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

Choudrant Water System draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Tremont Water District. 1 other community water system buys water from Choudrant Water System.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Choudrant 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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