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Village of Parks Water System

Serves an area of St. Martin Parish, LA that includes Parks · 12,801 people served

Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Village of Parks Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1099008
  • PARKS
  • LA
  • 12,801 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70582
EPA system ID LA1099008

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
11
Resolved
7
Unresolved
4
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Village of Parks Water System draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, January 2024.
  • Record on file since 1997, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 102 unknown out of 4,457 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 Feb 18, 2022 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 18, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 18, 2022 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 18, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 18, 2022 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 21, 2019 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 21, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 21, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 21, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 21, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 21, 2019 Resolved 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jun 7, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 30, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 22, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for Village of Parks Water System go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 1
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 9
October 19, 2016 to 2019 6 2
2020s 5 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2015, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2010 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 15, 1997 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Village of Parks Water System in 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 4, 2024 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (4 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Public Notice

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

11 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

Village of Parks Water System draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

Village of Parks 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.

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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