LA1097010
LA
4 open health violation(s)

City of Opelousas Water System

Groundwater · Local · City of Opelousas Water System, PO Box 1879

Overall Risk Level

Moderate Concern

No Concern
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Moderate
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Critical

Contaminants detected within limits but elevated. Consider filtration.

Why moderate?

This utility has 4 open health-based violations recorded by the EPA. These are cases where a contaminant exceeded the EPA's legal limit and has not yet been formally resolved in the federal database. Contact the utility directly or review their latest Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Utility Overview

Population Served

20,388

Source Type

Groundwater

Ownership

Local

PWSID

LA1097010

Detected Contaminants

CCR data ingestion in progress

Contaminant detection levels from Consumer Confidence Reports are being parsed and linked to utilities. Check back soon, or view the official report directly from the EPA links below.

View on EPA ECHO

Violation History

Sourced from EPA SDWIS. Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded the legal limit. Monitoring/Reporting violations mean required test results were not submitted to EPA — not necessarily that the water is unsafe.

Treatment Technique

Open
Apr 2025Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Oct 2021Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Oct 2021Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Open
Aug 2019Health-basedCode 0700

OtherNitrate

Resolved
Jul 2008 – Apr 2009Monitoring/Reporting failure

OtherNitrate

Resolved
Oct 2014 – Jan 2015Monitoring/Reporting failure

OtherNitrate

Resolved
Jul 2015Monitoring/Reporting failure

OtherNitrate

Resolved
Jul 2016Monitoring/Reporting failure

Monitoring & ReportingHaloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Resolved
Mar 2014 – Feb 2017Monitoring/Reporting failure

Monitoring & ReportingTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Resolved
Mar 2014 – Feb 2017Monitoring/Reporting failure

Treatment Technique

Resolved
Oct 2021 – Feb 2023Health-basedCode 0700

Treatment Technique

Resolved
Oct 2021 – Feb 2023Health-basedCode 0700

Monitoring & ReportingLead

Resolved
Jun 2018 – Mar 2023Monitoring/Reporting failure

Treatment Technique

Resolved
Jun 2024 – Feb 2025Health-basedCode 0700

OtherNitrate

Resolved
Jul 2024 – Jun 2025Monitoring/Reporting failure

1 additional monitoring/reporting failure

Required test submissions not filed with EPA — no contaminant data recorded. These are administrative failures, not health violations.

Filtration Recommendations

Based on the overall risk level, these treatment methods are most relevant for residents.

Related Pages

Data Sources & Provenance

All data on this page is sourced from official U.S. government or public datasets.

EPA ECHO — Water System & Compliance ReportPWSID LA1097010View source
EPA CCR — Consumer Confidence ReportsView source
Last updated: 2026-04-19
High Confidence
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At a Glance

PWSIDLA1097010
StateLouisiana
Risk Levelmoderate
Population Served20,388
Open Health Violations4

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