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Greater Ward 1 Waterworks District

Serves an area of Lincoln Parish, LA · 3,333 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Greater Ward 1 Waterworks District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1061007
  • RUSTON
  • LA
  • 3,333 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71273
EPA system ID LA1061007

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Greater Ward 1 Waterworks District draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 2002, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,591 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 6, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 6, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 6, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 6, 2019 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
 Dec 8, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Greater Ward 1 Waterworks District go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2003, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2003 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 15, 2002 Archived

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

4 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

Greater Ward 1 Waterworks District draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Greater Ward 1 Waterworks District 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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