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Community Water System · PWS LA1009015

Southwest Avoyelles Water District

Bunkie, Louisiana 71322 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,053 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,053
People served
103
EPA violations
50
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 103 drinking-water violations at Southwest Avoyelles Water District, 49% of them health-based - above the Louisiana per-system average.

103
Total EPA violations on record
49%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,053
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Southwest Avoyelles Water District

Southwest Avoyelles Water District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,053 residents in Bunkie, Louisiana (Avoyelles Parish County) through 351 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 103 total violations for this system , of which 50 (49%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 9 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 28 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Louisiana, EPA tracks 1,234 public water systems serving 5,316,532 people, with 115,060 cumulative violations and 62,164 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 93.2 violations. Statewide, 218 of 265 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (82.3%).

Southwest Avoyelles Water District's 103 violations sit above the Louisiana average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,053
Total Violations
103
Health-Based Violations
50
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
351
County
Avoyelles Parish
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
30
Monitoring Violations
9
Treatment Tech Violations
20

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 28 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 27 2022
Groundwater Rule TT 17 2021
Public Notice Other 13 2025
TTHM MR 5 2017
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2022
Fluoride MCL 2 1982
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 2021
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 2024

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Southwest Avoyelles Water District.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID LA1009015 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Louisiana Drinking Water Authority

Louisiana's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find LA regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Public Notice Other 13 SDWIS / LA1009015 / 7500
2024 TTHM MCL 28 SDWIS / LA1009015 / 2950
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 SDWIS / LA1009015 / 5200
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 27 SDWIS / LA1009015 / 7000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / LA1009015 / 5000
2021 Groundwater Rule TT 17 SDWIS / LA1009015 / 0700
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 SDWIS / LA1009015 / 8000
2017 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / LA1009015 / 2950
1982 Fluoride MCL 2 SDWIS / LA1009015 / 1025

How Southwest Avoyelles Water District Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Southwest Avoyelles Water District Louisiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 103 93.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 50 50.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 82.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,053 4,308 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,234 regulated public water systems in Louisiana.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Southwest Avoyelles Water District water safe to drink? ▼
Southwest Avoyelles Water District (PWS ID: LA1009015) has 103 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,053 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Southwest Avoyelles Water District serve? ▼
Southwest Avoyelles Water District serves 1,053 people in Bunkie, Louisiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 351 service connections.
What type of violations does Southwest Avoyelles Water District have? ▼
Southwest Avoyelles Water District has 103 total violations: 50 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 9 monitoring/reporting violations, and 20 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Southwest Avoyelles Water District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Southwest Avoyelles Water District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Southwest Avoyelles Water District use? ▼
Southwest Avoyelles Water District uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.