Public water system record
Town of Port Barre Water System
Serves Port Barre, St. Landry Parish, LA · 3,828 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Town of Port Barre Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Town of Port Barre Water System draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, August 2005.
- Record on file since 2004, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,067 unknown out of 1,266 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 2004
EPA's records for Town of Port Barre Water System go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2007, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Port Barre Water System in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2005 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Town of Port Barre Water System draws water from 3 wells. 4 other community water systems buy water from Town of Port Barre Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- St Landry WWD 3 Port Barre Area A Port Barre, LA
- St Landry WWD 3 Port Barre Area B Port Barre, LA
- St Landry WWD 3 Port Barre Area C Port Barre, LA
- St Landry WWD 3 Port Barre Area D Port Barre, LA
Annual water quality report
Town of Port Barre 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
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Louisiana.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells