Public water system record
Cotton Valley Water System
Serves Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, LA · 1,380 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 26 monitoring/reporting issues for Cotton Valley Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 4
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 26
Key facts
- Cotton Valley Water System draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, May 2022.
- Record on file since 1995, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 445 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 23, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 23, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 23, 2020 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 2, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 13, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 12, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 5, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 8, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 14, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 18, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 10, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 21, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 22, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 24, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 11, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Cotton Valley Water System go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 19 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2003, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 15, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Cotton Valley Water System between 2009 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2022 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations (5 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 6, 2017 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 25 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 8, 2009 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
5 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
Cotton Valley Water System draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cotton Valley 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells