Public water system record
St Tam Parish - Alton
Serves an area of St. Tammany Parish, LA · 499 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for St Tam Parish - Alton 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
- St Tam Parish - Alton draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Louisiana, July 1992.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 200 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 1992
EPA's records for St Tam Parish - Alton go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began July 1992, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators issued 1 boil water order to St Tam Parish - Alton in 1992. The most recent was a boil water order in July 1992.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 1992 | Louisiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
St Tam Parish - Alton draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Magnolia-Resolve Whisperwood. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to St Tam Parish - Alton.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Magnolia-Resolve Whisperwood Des Peres, MO
Annual water quality report
St Tam Parish - Alton 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 Tam Parish - Alton for a copy.
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