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Town of Melville Water System

Serves Melville, St. Landry Parish, LA · 1,314 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Melville Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1097007
  • MELVILLE
  • LA
  • 1,314 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71353
EPA system ID LA1097007

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
0
Unresolved
4
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Town of Melville Water System draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, August 2011.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 410 unknown out of 410 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 Jan 16, 2021 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 16, 2021 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 16, 2021 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 16, 2021 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 22, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 11, 2024 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 21, 2023 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 4, 2021 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 25, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Town of Melville Water System go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (2 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 11
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 4 12

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began April 2011, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 10, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2002 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1995 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Melville Water System between 2003 and 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2011.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 30, 2011 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule
Oct 1, 2003 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

4 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

Town of Melville Water System draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Town of Melville 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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Testing your own water

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