Public water system record
L&R North Water System
Serves an area of Ouachita Parish, LA that includes Swartz · 1,293 people served
Federal records show 25 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for L&R North 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
- 25
- Resolved
- 25
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- L&R North Water System draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 304 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.8 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, June 2017.
- Record on file since 1999, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 506 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 0.144 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.144 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.157 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.169 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.158 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.21 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.232 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.239 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | 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 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.259 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.3 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.8 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.286 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.6 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.266 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.278 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (3.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 213 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 223 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 226 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 223 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 289 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.6 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 304 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.8 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 264 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 272 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 23, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 23, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 23, 2015 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 31, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 31, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for L&R North Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 8 | 16 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 12 | 3 |
| 2020s | 9 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 272 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 237 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 154 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 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 |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 23, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 23, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 23, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 24, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against L&R North Water System in 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2017 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 27 violations (25 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
22 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Groundwater Rule
3 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
L&R North Water System draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Better Waterworks Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Better Waterworks Water System West Monroe, LA
Annual water quality report
L&R North 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