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City of Leesville Water System

Serves Leesville, Vernon Parish, LA · 10,545 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Leesville Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1115019
  • LEESVILLE
  • LA
  • 10,545 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71496
EPA system ID LA1115019

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
1
Unresolved
3
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • City of Leesville Water System draws water from 4 wells.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,497 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
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 22, 2021 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 22, 2021 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 22, 2021 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 22, 2021 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for City of Leesville Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 5 1
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 4 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2005, Archived.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 15, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 15, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 15, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 15, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 15, 1993 Archived

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

4 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.

Where the water comes from

City of Leesville Water System draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Leesville 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

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