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East Cross Water System

Serves an area of Red River Parish, LA · 453 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for East Cross Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • LA1081002
  • COUSHATTA
  • LA
  • 453 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71019
EPA system ID LA1081002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • East Cross Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Louisiana, October 1997.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 116 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 Sep 1, 2023 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 11, 2020 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Nov 1, 2018 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 REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 21, 2024 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 10, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 11, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 6, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 8, 2012 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for East Cross Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 6 1
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 12
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 3
2020s 3 7

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 1996, Archived.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 15, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 15, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 15, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 15, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 15, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 15, 1994 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against East Cross Water System between 1996 and 1997. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 1997.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 8, 1997 Louisiana Administrative penalty 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 18, 1996 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 23, 1996 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper 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.

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

East Cross Water System draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

East Cross 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.

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 East Cross Water System for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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