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Community Water System · PWS LA1061031

Tremont Water District

Choudrant, Louisiana 71227 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 510 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

510
People served
81
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 81 drinking-water violations at Tremont Water District, 5% of them health-based - below the Louisiana per-system average.

81
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
510
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Tremont Water District

Tremont Water District is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 510 residents in Choudrant, Louisiana (Lincoln Parish County) through 170 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 81 total violations for this system , of which 4 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 40 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 29 violations (Other). 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%).

Tremont Water District's 81 violations sit below 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
510
Total Violations
81
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
170
County
Lincoln Parish
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
40
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 29 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 2013
TTHM MR 13 2013
Groundwater Rule TT 4 2016
Public Notice Other 2 2014

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 Tremont 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 LA1061031 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
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 29 SDWIS / LA1061031 / 7000
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 SDWIS / LA1061031 / 5000
2016 Groundwater Rule TT 4 SDWIS / LA1061031 / 0700
2014 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / LA1061031 / 7500
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 SDWIS / LA1061031 / 2456
2013 TTHM MR 13 SDWIS / LA1061031 / 2950

How Tremont Water District Compares

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

Metric Tremont Water District Louisiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 81 93.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 510 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 Tremont Water District water safe to drink? ▼
Tremont Water District (PWS ID: LA1061031) has 81 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 510 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Tremont Water District serve? ▼
Tremont Water District serves 510 people in Choudrant, Louisiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 170 service connections.
What type of violations does Tremont Water District have? ▼
Tremont Water District has 81 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 40 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Tremont Water District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Tremont Water District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Tremont Water District use? ▼
Tremont 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.