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City of Bogalusa Water System

Serves Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA · 14,000 people served

Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Bogalusa Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1117001
  • BOGALUSA
  • LA
  • 14,000 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70427
EPA system ID LA1117001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
12
Resolved
1
Unresolved
11
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • City of Bogalusa Water System draws water from 7 wells.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,103 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 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 3, 2025 Active No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 17, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 17, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Bogalusa Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 5 1
2000s 3 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 3
2020s 12 4

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

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2003 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 15, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 15, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 15, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 15, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 15, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 15, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 15, 1991 Archived

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

11 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.

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.

Where the water comes from

City of Bogalusa Water System draws water from 7 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Bogalusa 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.

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