AVOYELLES PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1: EPA violation history, explained
AVOYELLES PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1 had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 3,900 people get their water from it, across 1,300 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, AVOYELLES PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1 ranks 5,544th by violation burden (57th percentile) - 5 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How AVOYELLES PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1 compares within LA
AVOYELLES PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1's 3 health-based violations sit within the LA average of 12.6, across 347 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for AVOYELLES PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1 is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
AVOYELLES PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is AVOYELLES PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and AVOYELLES PARISH WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 5,544th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.