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Minden Water System

Serves Minden, Webster Parish, LA · 16,281 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Minden Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1119021
  • MINDEN
  • LA
  • 16,281 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71058
EPA system ID LA1119021

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Minden Water System draws water from 8 wells.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,954 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 Sep 19, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 19, 2021 Resolved No

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Minden Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (2 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 3
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 2
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2010, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 15, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1992 Archived

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 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

Minden Water System draws water from 8 wells.

Annual water quality report

Minden 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

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