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Lena Water System Inc

Serves an area of Rapides Parish, LA · 3,540 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lena Water System Inc in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • LA1079019
  • LENA
  • LA
  • 3,540 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71447
EPA system ID LA1079019

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Lena Water System Inc draws water from 8 wells.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,523 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 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 5, 2025 Active

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Lena Water System Inc go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1993, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1991 Archived

What the violations mean

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

Lena Water System Inc draws water from 8 wells.

Annual water quality report

Lena 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.

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Testing your own water

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