Public water system record
Bonita Water System
Serves an area of Morehouse Parish, LA that includes Bonita · 426 people served
Federal records show 21 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Bonita Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 21
- Resolved
- 10
- Unresolved
- 8
- Archived by EPA
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Bonita Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.194 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.4 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, March 2023.
- Record on file since 2008, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 133 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.194 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.191 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 186 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 9, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 17, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 1, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 1, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 30, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 30, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 30, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 2, 2016 | 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
|
Aug 23, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 15, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 12, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 18, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2008
EPA's records for Bonita Water System go back to 2008. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 14 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 2, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Bonita Water System between 2020 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2023 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (7 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
17 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.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
3 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
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
Bonita Water System draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Jones McGinty Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Bonita Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Jones McGinty Water System Bonita, LA
Annual water quality report
Bonita 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Bonita Water System for a copy.
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