Public water system · LA2045066
ActiveRip Van Winkle Gardens
At a glance
Rip Van Winkle Gardens (PWSID LA2045066) is an active transient non-community water system in Iberia Parish County, Louisiana. It reports serving 25 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rip Van Winkle Gardens compare with other water systems in Iberia Parish County?
By EPA's size categories, Rip Van Winkle Gardens is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Iberia Parish County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,837 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 75,877 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Louisiana, the 1,121 active systems average 4,685 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Rip Van Winkle Gardens is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Louisiana has 181 active transient non-community water systems, 16% 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 Rip Van Winkle Gardens?
EPA lists Rip Van Winkle Gardens 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. 9 of the 13 active systems in Iberia Parish County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Rip Van Winkle Gardens have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between July 1996 and April 2016. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 3 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-11-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1999-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1996-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 9 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.
Rip Van Winkle Gardens: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rip Van Winkle Gardens?
Rip Van Winkle Gardens (PWSID LA2045066) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the LA state drinking water program.
How many people does Rip Van Winkle Gardens serve?
Rip Van Winkle Gardens reports serving 25 people through 9 service connections in Iberia Parish County, Louisiana.
Where does Rip Van Winkle Gardens 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 Rip Van Winkle Gardens have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. 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 Rip Van Winkle Gardens' 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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the LA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rip Van Winkle Gardens' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rip Van Winkle Gardens is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Iberia Parish County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawco - New Iberia Water System | Iberia Parish | 59,928 | Community | Groundwater |
| Iberia Water Works District 3 - Coteau | Iberia Parish | 8,775 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Jeanerette Water System | Iberia Parish | 6,189 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chases Rv Park Water System | Iberia Parish | 261 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Morton Salt Inc. Water System | Iberia Parish | 250 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System | Iberia Parish | 170 | Non-transient non-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, “Rip Van Winkle Gardens, PWSID LA2045066, Louisiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/louisiana/rip-van-winkle-gardens-la2045066 (data as of October 1, 2026).