Public water system record
Grambling Water System
Serves Grambling, Lincoln Parish, LA · 4,949 people served
Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Grambling Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 12
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 9
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Grambling 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 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,424 unknown out of 1,424 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 13, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 13, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 13, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 13, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 13, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 13, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 13, 2025 | Active | No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 8, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 8, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 8, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 3, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 18, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 14, 2023 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 17, 2018 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Grambling Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (1 resolved, 20 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 12 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2014, Archived.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 2, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 15, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 15, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 15, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 15, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 15, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 15, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 15, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 15, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 15, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 15, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 15, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Grambling 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 |
| Sep 24, 1991 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
11 incidentsThe 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.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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
Grambling Water System draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Mt Olive Waterworks District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Mt Olive Waterworks District Grambling, LA
Annual water quality report
Grambling 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