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St Joseph Abbey

On record as serving St. Tammany Parish, LA · Serves 127 people

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for St Joseph Abbey in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1103032
  • ST. BENEDICT
  • LA
  • 127 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70457
EPA system ID LA1103032

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
2
Unresolved
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
17

Key facts

  • St Joseph Abbey draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, December 2020.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 37 unknown out of 37 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 Mar 15, 2019 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 15, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 15, 2019 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 15, 2019 Resolved 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 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 18, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 27, 2021 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 25, 2019 Active
Enforcement action in place
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 31, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 21, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 7, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 28, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 25, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for St Joseph Abbey go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 1
2000s 1 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 17
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 5
2020s 0 7

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2012, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2009 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1996 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against St Joseph Abbey between 2002 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 4, 2020 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations (4 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule
Mar 1, 2010 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 12, 2002 EPA 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

St Joseph Abbey draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

St Joseph Abbey 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask St Joseph Abbey for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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