Public water system record
Epps Water System
Serves Epps, West Carroll Parish, LA · 594 people served
Federal records show 15 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Epps Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 15
- Resolved
- 12
- Unresolved
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Epps Water System draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Louisiana, June 2014.
- Record on file since 1999, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 216 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 | May 7, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 7, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 7, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 7, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 7, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 7, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 7, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 7, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 11, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 9, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 9, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 9, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 9, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 9, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 13, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 19, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 5, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Epps Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 36 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 33 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 14 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Louisiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Epps Water System in 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2014 | Louisiana | Compliance order (no penalty) | 35 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chlorine, Public Notice, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
14 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.
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Epps Water System draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to Monticello Water System and Pioneer Darnell Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Epps Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Monticello Water System Lake Providence, LA
- Pioneer Darnell Water System Pioneer, LA
Annual water quality report
Epps 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