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Cullen Water System

Serves Cullen, Webster Parish, LA · 1,236 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Cullen Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1119005
  • CULLEN
  • LA
  • 1,236 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71021
EPA system ID LA1119005

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
3
Unresolved
3
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Cullen Water System draws water from 3 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, August 2015.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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 Sep 29, 2025 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 29, 2025 Active No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 10, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 10, 2019 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
 Dec 18, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 7, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 5, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 30, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 12, 2013 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Cullen Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 40
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 2
2020s 4 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2011, Archived.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2011 Archived
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 23, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 15, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 15, 1999 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cullen Water System in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 25, 2015 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 33 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine, Public Notice, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

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.

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.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Cullen Water System draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Cullen 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

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