Public water system record

Newellton Water System

Serves Newellton, Tensas Parish, LA · 1,100 people served

Federal records show 59 health-based violations and 107 monitoring/reporting issues for Newellton Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • LA1107003
  • NEWELLTON
  • LA
  • 1,100 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 71357
EPA system ID LA1107003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
59
Resolved
1
Unresolved
2
Archived by EPA
56
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
107

Key facts

  • Newellton Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 64 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, July 2024.
  • Record on file since 2013, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.

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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
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Sep 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Nov 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 May 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 May 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Feb 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Feb 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Feb 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Dec 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Dec 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Dec 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Nov 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Nov 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Sep 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Aug 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 May 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Apr 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Mar 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Feb 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Feb 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Dec 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Dec 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Dec 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Nov 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Jul 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 May 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Apr 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jan 1, 2022 Active
Enforcement action in place
No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Oct 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Jul 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jul 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Apr 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Apr 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Feb 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Oct 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Aug 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jul 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jul 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jun 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Jun 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 May 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Apr 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Dec 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Oct 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Yes
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 64 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2018 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
Dec 20, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 20, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 18, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 5, 2025 Active
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 22, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 22, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 19, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 19, 2025 Active
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 15, 2025 Active
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 19, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 16, 2025 Active
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2025 Active
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 21, 2025 Active
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
May 3, 2025 Active
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
May 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
May 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 26, 2025 Active
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Mar 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Feb 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Active
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 8, 2024 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Jul 8, 2024 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 25, 2024 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
May 9, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
May 9, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 18, 2024 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 18, 2024 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Feb 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Jan 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 11, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 12, 2023 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Jul 27, 2023 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 25, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 23, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 23, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jan 4, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
May 20, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 27, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 29, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 23, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 17, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jan 19, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 22, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 15, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jul 18, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 10, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 26, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 21, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2013

EPA's records for Newellton Water System go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 56 106

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Archived.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Aug 1, 2015 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Newellton Water System between 2019 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 5, 2024 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 29 violations (29 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 30, 2019 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 49 violations (30 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

24 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

20 incidents

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

CARBON, TOTAL

12 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (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.

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Newellton Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Newellton 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.

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.