BEAR CREEK WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: LA1049001 · Quitman, LA · Serves 435 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), BEAR CREEK WATER SYSTEM (PWSID LA1049001) in Quitman, LA is listed as a CWS water system covering about 435 people. The same extract lists 8 health-based violation records spanning 2019-2022. Those 8 health-based rows for BEAR CREEK WATER SYSTEM cover contaminants such as Groundwater Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
BEAR CREEK WATER SYSTEM has 8 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Groundwater Rule. Recorded violations span 2019–2022. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Louisiana drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Louisiana state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- LA1049001
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Quitman, LA
- Population Served
- 435
- Health Violations
- Yes (8)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | 8 | 8 |
Violation History (8)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Apr 30, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Sep 12, 2019 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest BEAR CREEK WATER SYSTEM on cumulative violation count (8) and EPA-reported population served (435). Violation-count peers include Mashantucket Pequot Water System, San Ildefonso Pueblo, TOWAOC WATER SYSTEM.
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About This Data
BEAR CREEK WATER SYSTEM (LA1049001) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include TOWN OF JONESBORO WATER SYSTEM; WESTON WATER SYSTEM; PUNKIN CENTER HILLTOP WS; VILLAGE OF CHATHAM WATER SYSTEM. Health-based rows (8 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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