Public water system record
Belle Chasse Water District
Serves Belle Chasse and New Orleans Station, Plaquemines Parish, LA · 19,644 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Belle Chasse Water District in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Belle Chasse Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2004.
- Record on file since 1992, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,145 unknown out of 6,254 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Belle Chasse Water District go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (7 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Belle Chasse Water District between 1993 and 2004. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2004 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Aug 10, 1993 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Belle Chasse Water District draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has emergency connections to W Jefferson WW District 2 and New Orleans Algiers Water Works. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Belle Chasse Water District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- W Jefferson WW District 2 Jefferson, LA
- New Orleans Algiers Water Works New Orleans, LA
Annual water quality report
Belle Chasse Water District 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.
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.
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