Is WALNUT BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION's water safe to drink?
WALNUT BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. It serves 3,531 people through 1,177 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WALNUT BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION ranks 1,464th by violation burden (89th percentile) - 28 violations total, 13 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
Among the 347 LA systems in this dataset, the average is 12.6 health-based violations - WALNUT BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION's 13 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
WALNUT BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-11-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-08-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
WALNUT BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What WALNUT BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION's record does not cover
Everything on this page is WALNUT BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION'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 WALNUT BAYOU WATER ASSOCIATION's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,464th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.