Public water system record
Provencal Water System
Serves Provencal, Natchitoches Parish, LA · 702 people served
Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Provencal Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 12
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 6
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Provencal Water System draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, May 2022.
- Record on file since 1999, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 235 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 | Jul 29, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 29, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 29, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 29, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 29, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 3, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 3, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 3, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 3, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jul 21, 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
|
Sep 11, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 26, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 4, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 6, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 6, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 12, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 16, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Provencal Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 26 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 23 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020s | 7 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule, began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 21, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 100 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 15, 1999 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Provencal Water System between 2002 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2022 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (6 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Public Notice |
| Nov 12, 2002 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Provencal Water System draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Provencal 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