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St Bernard Parish Waterworks

Serves Chalmette, Meraux, Violet and 3 more places, St. Bernard Parish, LA · 44,783 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for St Bernard Parish Waterworks in the last ten years.

  • LA1087001
  • CHALMETTE
  • LA
  • 44,783 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 70043
EPA system ID LA1087001

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

Key facts

  • St Bernard Parish Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, July 2016.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 16,942 unknown out of 18,397 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for St Bernard Parish Waterworks go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 23 health-based violations (11 resolved, 12 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 3 0
1990s 2 0
2000s 11 9
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 14

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.

Show all 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 71 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2014 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2012 Archived
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2012 Archived
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2008 Archived
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2006 Archived
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2006 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1997 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1987 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1986 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1986 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against St Bernard Parish Waterworks and issued 1 boil water order between 2013 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 13, 2016 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 32 violations (15 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform
Jan 17, 2014 Louisiana Boil water order 20 violations (3 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Coliform
Jan 17, 2014 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 19 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform, CARBON, TOTAL
Oct 1, 2013 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 21 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform, CARBON, TOTAL

Where the water comes from

St Bernard Parish Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from St Bernard Parish Waterworks.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

St Bernard Parish Waterworks 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.

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