Public water system record

Bayou Pierre Water System

Serves an area of Red River Parish, LA · 1,371 people served

Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Bayou Pierre Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

LA1081008
COUSHATTA
LA
1,371 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 71019

EPA system ID LA1081008

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 10
Resolved: 0
Unresolved: 10
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 5

Key facts

Bayou Pierre Water System draws water from 3 wells.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Louisiana, December 2003.
Record on file since 1994, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Nov 12, 2025	Active	No
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Nov 12, 2025	Active	No
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Nov 12, 2025	Active	No
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Nov 12, 2025	Active	No
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Nov 12, 2025	Active	No
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Nov 12, 2025	Active	No
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Nov 12, 2025	Active	No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS Treatment technique failure	350	Oct 17, 2024	Active	No
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Dec 7, 2023	Active	No
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Aug 31, 2019	Active	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	Active
Public Notice OTHER	Mar 7, 2024	Active
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Nov 30, 2022	Active
Public Notice OTHER	Oct 4, 2019	Active
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Oct 1, 2017	Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Bayou Pierre Water System go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (5 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	7	2
2000s	2	1
October 19, 2016 to 2019	1	2
2020s	9	3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2004, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2004	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 15, 2000	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 15, 1998	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 15, 1997	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 15, 1997	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 15, 1995	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 15, 1994	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 15, 1994	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 15, 1994	Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators and EPA took 6 formal enforcement actions against Bayou Pierre Water System between 1995 and 2003. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2003.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Dec 8, 2003	Louisiana	Compliance order with a penalty	5 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 13, 2003	Louisiana	Compliance order with a penalty	5 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 24, 2001	Louisiana	Compliance order with a penalty	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 16, 2000	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
May 21, 1998	Louisiana	Compliance order (no penalty)	2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Nov 17, 1995	Louisiana	Compliance order (no penalty)	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

9 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

Bayou Pierre Water System draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Bayou Pierre 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.

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