Public water system record
Lake Bruin Water District #1
Serves an area of Tensas Parish, LA · 1,275 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lake Bruin Water District #1 in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Lake Bruin Water District #1 buys its water from Tensas Water District Association.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, September 1996.
- Record on file since 1994, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 435 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 10, 2023 | Active |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Lake Bruin Water District #1 go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 1994, Archived.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Lake Bruin Water District #1 between 1995 and 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 1996 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 11, 1995 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 10, 1995 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Lake Bruin Water District #1 buys its water from Tensas Water District Association. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to St Joseph Water System.
Buys water from
- Tensas Water District Association St Joseph, LA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- St Joseph Water System St Joseph, LA
Annual water quality report
Lake Bruin Water District #1 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
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