BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS: EPA violation history, explained
BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. 10,137 people get their water from it, across 3,379 connections.
BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS's record against the rest of the country
BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS has 22 violations on record in total, 15 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,260th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 90th percentile nationally.
How BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS compares within LA
LA's 347 covered systems average 12.6 health-based violations each; BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS carries 15, more than typical for the state. 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 BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS'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); Groundwater Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 15 health-based violations on file for BAYOU TECHE WATER WORKS - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.