Public water system record
Hineston Water System, Inc
Serves an area of Rapides Parish and Vernon Parish, LA · 1,089 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Hineston Water System, Inc 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
- 2
Key facts
- Hineston Water System, Inc draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, October 2010.
- Record on file since 1991, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 361 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Hineston Water System, Inc go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (10 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 10 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began February 2013, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 17, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.5 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.3 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators and EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Hineston Water System, Inc between 2000 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2010 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations (14 health-based): Arsenic |
| May 10, 2010 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Arsenic |
| Aug 5, 2005 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| May 16, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Hineston Water System, Inc draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Hineston Water System, Inc 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.
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