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Greensburg Water System

Serves Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, LA · 1,340 people served

Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Greensburg Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1091004
  • GREENSBURG
  • LA
  • 1,340 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70441
EPA system ID LA1091004

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
12
Resolved
7
Unresolved
5
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Greensburg Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, October 2020.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 335 unknown out of 344 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
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 2, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 2, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 29, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 29, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 29, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 29, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 29, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 29, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 9, 2020 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 23, 2015 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 23, 2015 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 23, 2015 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 17, 2023 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 7, 2020 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Greensburg Water System go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 not resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 9 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began July 2015, Active.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 23, 2015 Active
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 23, 2015 Active
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 23, 2015 Active
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 15, 1996 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Greensburg Water System in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 2, 2020 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Public Notice

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

12 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.

Where the water comes from

Greensburg Water System draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Greensburg 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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