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Cheniere Drew South Water System

Serves an area of Ouachita Parish, LA · 1,563 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Cheniere Drew South Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • LA1073099
  • WEST MONROE
  • LA
  • 1,563 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71294
EPA system ID LA1073099

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Cheniere Drew South Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, October 2020.
  • Record on file since 2014, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 636 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 95 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No

Full record since 2014

EPA's records for Cheniere Drew South Water System go back to 2014. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2014, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cheniere Drew South Water System in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 27, 2020 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

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

Cheniere Drew South Water System draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Cheniere Drew South 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

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