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PWS IDLA1105019
PWS NamePONTCHATOULA WATER SYSTEM
PWS TypeCommunity water system
Owner TypeLocal government
Primary SourceGround water
Primacy TypeState
Is Wholesaler?No
Population Served6657
County ServedTangipahoa Parish

Note


The tables below list all violations that the state reported to EPA for this water system. Health-based violations are listed first, followed by treatment technique, MRDL, monitoring, reporting, and other violations.

Health-based Violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs), which specify the highest concentrations of contaminants or disinfectants, respectively, allowed in drinking water; or of treatment technique (TT) rules, which specify required processes intended to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water. MCLs, MRDLs, and treatment technique rules are all health-based drinking water standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Treatment Technique A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Monitoring & reporting Failure to conduct regular monitoring of drinking water quality, as required by SDWA, or to submit monitoring results in a timely fashion to the primacy agency or EPA.
Public notification & other Failure to provide notification to the public as required by the Violations of Public Notification Rule and the Consumer Confidence Report Rule, and violations of other requirements such as those violations related to variances and exemptions.

PWS Violation


Violations

Violation Category CodeViolation Type DescriptionRule NameContaminant NameViolation IDCompliance Status DescriptionCompliance Period Begin DateCompliance Period End DateIs Health Based Ind
OtherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to ReportConsumer Confidence RuleConsumer Confidence Rule9005937Returned to Compliance01-JUL-2024 - No
MRLead Consumer NoticeLead and Copper RuleLead and Copper Rule9005935Returned to Compliance01-JAN-2024 - No
MRMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)9005918Returned to Compliance01-AUG-201431-JUL-2015No
MRMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleTTHM9005917Returned to Compliance01-AUG-201431-JUL-2015No
MCLMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)Total Coliform RuleColiform (TCR)9005906Returned to Compliance01-OCT-200931-OCT-2009Yes
MCLMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)Total Coliform RuleColiform (TCR)9005904Known01-DEC-200331-DEC-2003Yes
MCLMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)Total Coliform RuleColiform (TCR)9005502Known01-JUN-200230-JUN-2002Yes
OtherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to ReportConsumer Confidence RuleConsumer Confidence Rule1V00Returned to Compliance19-OCT-199910-OCT-2000No
MCLMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)Total Coliform RuleColiform (TCR)9005398Known01-SEP-199830-SEP-1998Yes
MCLMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR)Total Coliform RuleColiform (TCR)9000595Known01-JAN-199531-JAN-1995Yes
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Enforcement Actions


Enforcement Actions

Latest Enforcement IDAssociated To Violation IDEnforcement Action Type CodeEnforcement Action DescriptionEnforcement DateOriginator DescriptionEnforcement Comment
88015469005937SIAState Violation/Reminder Notice27-NOV-2024State -
88015449005935SOXState Compliance achieved05-FEB-2024State -
88015269005918SOXState Compliance achieved18-JUL-2016State -
88015269005917SOXState Compliance achieved18-JUL-2016State -
88015189005906SOXState Compliance achieved18-SEP-2014State -
88015049005904SIFState Public Notification received02-FEB-2004State -
1E041V00EOXFederal Compliance achieved10-OCT-2000ODSWeb -
532989005398SIEState Public Notification requested07-OCT-1998State -
52959000595SIEState Public Notification requested08-FEB-1995State -
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PWS Facilities


All Facilities

Facility NameFacility IDIs SourceFacility Type DescriptionWater Type DescriptionAvailability DescriptionFacility Activity Status
HWY 51 WELL19166YesWell Ground waterPermanentActive
KIWANIS PARK WELL,PONCHATOULA7749YesWell Ground waterPermanentInactive
TOWER ROAD WELL7748YesWell Ground waterPermanentActive
WELL CITY OF PONCHATOULA MAIN.BARN7747YesWell Ground waterPermanentActive
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM9283NoDistribution System/Zone - - Active
GROUND TOWER ROAD1015NoStorage - - Active
ELEVATED WAL MART19941NoStorage - - Active
ELEVATED BARN WELL SITE437NoStorage - - Active
WAL MART STORAGE TP19944NoTreatment Plant - - Active
TOWER ROAD TREATMENT PLANT4249NoTreatment Plant - - Active
MAIN. BARN WELL SITE TP4250NoTreatment Plant - - Active
KIWANIS PARK WELL,PONCHATOULA4251NoTreatment Plant - - Inactive
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PWS Treatment Processes


Treatment Processes

Facility NameFacility IDTreatment ProcessTreatment Objective
WAL MART STORAGE TP19944Gaseous Chlorination, PreDisinfection
WAL MART STORAGE TP19944SequestrationCorrosion control
TOWER ROAD TREATMENT PLANT4249Gaseous Chlorination, PreDisinfection
TOWER ROAD TREATMENT PLANT4249InnovativeCorrosion control
MAIN. BARN WELL SITE TP4250Gaseous Chlorination, PreDisinfection
MAIN. BARN WELL SITE TP4250InnovativeCorrosion control
KIWANIS PARK WELL,PONCHATOULA4251Gaseous Chlorination, PreDisinfection
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For more information on a Water System:
Ask the operators of your water system, contact your primacy agency or file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Drinking water in general: Find out more about your drinking water web site or call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). EPA has also prepared a table about various regulated drinking water contaminants.
Tools for accessing EPA drinking water data: Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) Federal Reporting Services and Drinking Water Performance and Results Report.
Research Data: As well as monitoring the levels of drinking water contaminants for which EPA has set standards, EPA, states, and water systems also carry out studies of contaminants that may need to be regulated in the future. For more information about these contaminants, please see the National Contaminant Occurrence Database.