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Kentwood Water System

Serves Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, LA · 2,205 people served

Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Kentwood Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • LA1105014
  • KENTWOOD
  • LA
  • 2,205 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70444
EPA system ID LA1105014

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
9
Resolved
9
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Kentwood Water System draws water from 3 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, December 1992.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,010 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Aug 16, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Aug 16, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Aug 16, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Aug 16, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Aug 16, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Aug 16, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 14, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 14, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 16, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 15, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 31, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Kentwood Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 6 1
2000s 2 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 2
2020s 7 2

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

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2006 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Kentwood Water System in 1992. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 1992.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 2, 1992 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 10, 1992 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

8 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.

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Kentwood Water System draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Kentwood 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.

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.

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