Public water system · LA2079026
ActiveValentine Lake North Recreation Area
At a glance
Valentine Lake North Recreation Area (PWSID LA2079026) is an active transient non-community water system in Rapides Parish County, Louisiana. It reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Valentine Lake North Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Rapides Parish County?
By EPA's size categories, Valentine Lake North Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rapides Parish County has 24 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,915 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 165,953 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 Valentine Lake North Recreation Area is about 41% 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 Valentine Lake North Recreation Area?
EPA lists Valentine Lake North Recreation Area as owned by the federal government. 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. 2 of the 24 active systems in Rapides Parish County (8.3%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Valentine Lake North Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2010. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Valentine Lake North Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Valentine Lake North Recreation Area?
Valentine Lake North Recreation Area (PWSID LA2079026) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the LA state drinking water program.
How many people does Valentine Lake North Recreation Area serve?
Valentine Lake North Recreation Area reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection in Rapides Parish County, Louisiana.
Where does Valentine Lake North Recreation Area 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 Valentine Lake North Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2010. 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 Valentine Lake North Recreation Area'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. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the LA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Valentine Lake North Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Valentine Lake North Recreation Area 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 Rapides Parish County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alexandria Water System | Rapides Parish | 66,798 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Pineville Water System | Rapides Parish | 20,358 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rapides Parish Waterworks District 3 | Rapides Parish | 19,983 | Community | Surface water |
| Buckeye Water District 50 | Rapides Parish | 12,078 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rapides Island Water Association Inc. | Rapides Parish | 5,658 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kolin Ruby Wise Waterwork District 11 A | Rapides Parish | 4,992 | 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, “Valentine Lake North Recreation Area, PWSID LA2079026, Louisiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/louisiana/valentine-lake-north-recreation-area-la2079026 (data as of October 1, 2026).