Public water system record
Fort Polk South Water System
Serves Fort Polk South, Vernon Parish, LA · 10,902 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Fort Polk South Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Fort Polk South Water System draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, April 2012.
- Record on file since 1991, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,511 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Fort Polk South Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (3 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2011, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 15, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 15, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 15, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 15, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 15, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 15, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 15, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Fort Polk South Water System between 1995 and 2012. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2012 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Coliform |
| Jan 19, 1995 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Fort Polk South Water System draws water from 6 wells.
Annual water quality report
Fort Polk South 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
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