Public water system record
City of Hammond Water System
Serves Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, LA · 21,135 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Hammond Water System 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
- City of Hammond Water System draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Louisiana, January 1993.
- Record on file since 1991, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,907 unknown out of 8,465 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 1991
EPA's records for City of Hammond Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (4 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Chlorine dioxide, began September 2016, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine dioxide
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide (acute)
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Hammond Water System and issued 1 boil water order between 1992 and 1993. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in January 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 1993 | Louisiana | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1992 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 22, 1992 | Louisiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
City of Hammond Water System draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Hammond 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.
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