Public water system · LA1103062
ActiveGiving Hope Retreat
At a glance
Giving Hope Retreat (PWSID LA1103062) is an active community water system in St. Tammany Parish County, Louisiana. It reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Giving Hope Retreat compare with other water systems in St. Tammany Parish County?
By EPA's size categories, Giving Hope Retreat is a very small system (500 people or fewer). St. Tammany Parish County has 170 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,296 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 220,311 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Louisiana, the 1,121 active systems average 4,685 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Giving Hope Retreat is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Louisiana has 815 active community water systems, 73% of the state's 1,121 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 966 Louisiana systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Giving Hope Retreat?
EPA lists Giving Hope Retreat as privately owned. The LA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 127 of the 170 active systems in St. Tammany Parish County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Giving Hope Retreat have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2021 and July 2025. By type: 8 required treatment not met and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-17 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-07-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-07-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-07-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-07-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-07-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-07-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-07-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-07-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Giving Hope Retreat: frequently asked questions
Who runs Giving Hope Retreat?
Giving Hope Retreat (PWSID LA1103062) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the LA state drinking water program.
How many people does Giving Hope Retreat serve?
Giving Hope Retreat reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection in St. Tammany Parish County, Louisiana.
Where does Giving Hope Retreat get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Giving Hope Retreat have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Giving Hope Retreat's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the LA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Giving Hope Retreat's water quality report?
As a community water system, Giving Hope Retreat must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in St. Tammany Parish County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slidell Water Supply | St. Tammany Parish | 35,547 | Community | Groundwater |
| St Tam Parish- Bedico -Faubourg-Coquille | St. Tammany Parish | 18,372 | Community | Groundwater |
| St Tam Parish - Briarwood Terrace | St. Tammany Parish | 17,536 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Covington Water Supply | St. Tammany Parish | 16,185 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Mandeville Water Supply | St. Tammany Parish | 13,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Utilities Inc. - North Park Water Supply | St. Tammany Parish | 11,298 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Giving Hope Retreat, PWSID LA1103062, Louisiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/louisiana/giving-hope-retreat-la1103062 (data as of October 1, 2026).