Public water system record
Culbertson Water System
On record as serving Lincoln Parish, LA · Serves 3,300 people
Federal records show 15 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Culbertson Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 15
- Resolved
- 15
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Culbertson Water System draws water from 4 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, December 2015.
- Record on file since 1991, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,482 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 4, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 4, 2020 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 4, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 4, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 4, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 96 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Culbertson Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (10 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 10 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020s | 9 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 133 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 105 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 124 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 143 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 118 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 118 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 15, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 15, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Culbertson Water System in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2015 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 25 violations (19 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
10 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Groundwater Rule
5 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.
Where the water comes from
Culbertson Water System draws water from 4 wells. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Culbertson Water System.
Annual water quality report
Culbertson 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