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Community Water System · PWS LA1079028

Veterans Administration

Alexandria, Louisiana 71306 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,330 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,330
People served
89
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 89 drinking-water violations at Veterans Administration, 11% of them health-based - below the Louisiana per-system average.

89
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,330
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Veterans Administration

Veterans Administration is a federal-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,330 residents in Alexandria, Louisiana (Rapides Parish County) through 20 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 89 total violations for this system , of which 10 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 52 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 21 violations (MR). 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%).

Veterans Administration's 89 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
1,330
Total Violations
89
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
20
County
Rapides Parish
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
52
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 21 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 21 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2008
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2008
Public Notice Other 4 2019
Groundwater Rule TT 4 2018
Chlorine MR 4 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2016

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 Veterans Administration.

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 LA1079028 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
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 SDWIS / LA1079028 / 7000
2019 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / LA1079028 / 7500
2018 Groundwater Rule TT 4 SDWIS / LA1079028 / 0700
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / LA1079028 / 5000
2015 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / LA1079028 / 0999
2013 TTHM MR 21 SDWIS / LA1079028 / 2950
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 21 SDWIS / LA1079028 / 2456
2008 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / LA1079028 / 3100
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / LA1079028 / 3100

How Veterans Administration Compares

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

Metric Veterans Administration Louisiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 89 93.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 1,330 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 Veterans Administration water safe to drink? ▼
Veterans Administration (PWS ID: LA1079028) has 89 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,330 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Veterans Administration serve? ▼
Veterans Administration serves 1,330 people in Alexandria, Louisiana. It is a Federal-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 20 service connections.
What type of violations does Veterans Administration have? ▼
Veterans Administration has 89 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 52 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Veterans Administration water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Veterans Administration under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Veterans Administration use? ▼
Veterans Administration 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.