Public water system record

Pleasant Valley Water System

Serves an area of Webster Parish, LA · 1,683 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Pleasant Valley Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • LA1119023
  • MINDEN
  • LA
  • 1,683 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71055
EPA system ID LA1119023

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Pleasant Valley Water System draws water from 5 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, January 2016.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 557 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
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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 24, 2021 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
May 7, 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
Feb 29, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 13, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jul 21, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 28, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Pleasant Valley Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 1
2000s 1 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 34
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 1 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2003, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Nov 1, 2003 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 15, 1999 Archived

Enforcement actions

Louisiana regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Pleasant Valley Water System between 2002 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 19, 2016 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 26 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice
Dec 5, 2008 Louisiana Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 12, 2002 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

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

Pleasant Valley Water System draws water from 5 wells.

Annual water quality report

Pleasant 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.