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New Orleans Algiers Water Works

Serves New Orleans and Terrytown, Orleans Parish and Jefferson Parish, LA · 52,785 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for New Orleans Algiers Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • LA1071001
  • NEW ORLEANS
  • LA
  • 52,785 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 70118
EPA system ID LA1071001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • New Orleans Algiers Water Works draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 2006, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 905 lead and 14,287 unknown out of 15,350 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved Yes
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 2006

EPA's records for New Orleans Algiers Water Works go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 6 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2010, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

6 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

New Orleans Algiers Water Works draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from New Orleans Algiers Water Works. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to New Orleans Algiers Water Works.

Annual water quality report

New Orleans Algiers Water Works 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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