Public water system record
Point Wilhite WS
Serves an area of Union Parish, LA · 2,292 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Point Wilhite WS in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 2
- Archived by EPA
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 13
Key facts
- Point Wilhite WS draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 269 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.4 times the limit), 2016.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, December 2020.
- Record on file since 1992, with 28 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 800 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 15, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 2, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 115 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 159 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 269 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 16, 2019 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 29, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 14, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 31, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 31, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 31, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 31, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 31, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 15, 2014 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Point Wilhite WS go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 28 health-based violations (25 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 25 | 23 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 28 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 269 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 261 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 243 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 211 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 203 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 198 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 239 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 220 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 207 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 208 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 199 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 156 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 114 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 217.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 232.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 248.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 239.2 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 237.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 234 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 216 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 224 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 194 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 201 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 224 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 171 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Point Wilhite WS between 2014 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2020 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (2 health-based): Public Notice, Groundwater Rule, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 58 violations (29 health-based): Public Notice, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Consumer Confidence Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
5 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe 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.
Where the water comes from
Point Wilhite WS draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Holmesville Water System. 1 other community water system buys water from Point Wilhite WS.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Holmesville Water System Downsville, LA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Holmesville Water System Downsville, LA
Annual water quality report
Point Wilhite WS 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