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Covington Water Supply

Serves an area of St. Tammany Parish, LA that includes Covington · 16,185 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Covington Water Supply in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1103011
  • COVINGTON
  • LA
  • 16,185 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70434
EPA system ID LA1103011

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Covington Water Supply draws water from 3 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, November 2002.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,717 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 May 30, 2024 Active No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 11, 2025 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 29, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Covington Water Supply go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (1 resolved, 9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

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

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2006 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2005 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Covington Water Supply between 1991 and 2002. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2002.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 12, 2002 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Oct 2, 1995 EPA Penalty complaint settled by consent order or decree 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 10, 1993 EPA Complaint seeking a penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 9, 1991 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Covington Water Supply draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Covington Water Supply 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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