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St Tam Parish - Cross Gates SD

Serves an area of St. Tammany Parish, LA · 8,037 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for St Tam Parish - Cross Gates SD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1103053
  • COVINGTON
  • LA
  • 8,037 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70433
EPA system ID LA1103053

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • St Tam Parish - Cross Gates SD draws water from 3 wells.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,571 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 Aug 13, 2021 Resolved 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
 Oct 6, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for St Tam Parish - Cross Gates SD go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 1
2000s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2006, Archived.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2006 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1991 Archived

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

St Tam Parish - Cross Gates SD draws water from 3 wells. It also has emergency connections to Utilities Inc - Quail Ridge Subdivision and Utilities Inc - Lake Village SD. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to St Tam Parish - Cross Gates SD.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

St Tam Parish - Cross Gates SD 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

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