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McClendon Community Water Well

Serves an area of Ouachita Parish, LA · 336 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for McClendon Community Water Well in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • LA1073028
  • WEST MONROE
  • LA
  • 336 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71294
EPA system ID LA1073028

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
8
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • McClendon Community Water Well draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 91 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, April 2018.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 54 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Aug 3, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Aug 3, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 14, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 31, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 31, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for McClendon Community Water Well go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 3
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 5 3
2020s 3 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2012, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against McClendon Community Water Well between 2002 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 24, 2018 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 12, 2002 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

5 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Groundwater Rule

2 incidents

The 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.

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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

McClendon Community Water Well draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

McClendon Community Water Well 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 McClendon Community Water Well for a copy.

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