Public water system record
Beekman Water System
Serves an area of Morehouse Parish, LA · 1,275 people served
Federal records show 15 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Beekman Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 15
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 9
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Beekman Water System draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, December 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 542 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 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 7, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 7, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 7, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 4, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 4, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 4, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 4, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 4, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 16, 2011 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 17, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Beekman Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 not resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020s | 9 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began February 2011, Active.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 16, 2011 | Active |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Beekman Water System between 2008 and 2023, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2023 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Sep 20, 2012 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 16 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Groundwater Rule |
| Jun 15, 2009 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 31, 2008 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
15 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
Beekman Water System draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Beekman 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