Palmetto Addiction Recovery
EPA ID: LA1083017 · 45 people served · 1 ZIP code
From the earliest to the most recent cycle in the five-year EPA window, Palmetto Addiction Recovery has logged zero violations — no MCL exceedances, no health advisories, and no enforcement activity across the entire period for the 45 people in its service area, a record that stands up well against both state and national benchmarks.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 1 (2023) to 6 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Demographics
The Palmetto Addiction Recovery serves a community with a median household income of $51,334 and an estimated 12,475 residents across its service area. Approximately 60% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 100% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Palmetto Addiction Recovery's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 3% of homes in Richland Parish, Louisiana rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 1 detection recorded.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Louisiana
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Palmetto Addiction Recovery (EPA ID: LA1083017) is a community water system in Louisiana that serves approximately 45 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 71269 in Rayville.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
- 71269 — Rayville
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Palmetto Addiction Recovery (LA1083017) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Palmetto Addiction Recovery water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Palmetto Addiction Recovery has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Palmetto Addiction Recovery serve?
Palmetto Addiction Recovery serves approximately 45 people across 1 ZIP code in Louisiana.
Where does Palmetto Addiction Recovery get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Contact Your Water Utility
Public-record contact information for the water utility serving this system. Use these channels to request water quality reports, ask about service, or report issues directly.
Contact information from Palmetto Addiction Recovery Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility, does not act as its agent, and does not provide customer support for it. Contact details shown are public-record information from CCR filings. For service issues, contact the utility directly using the information above.
Water Source & Treatment
Where this water originates and how it's treated before reaching your tap.
Source: Palmetto Addiction Recovery Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility. Treatment and source data are sourced from the utility's published CCR filings.
Treatment regime
How this utility classifies its treatment process and what each reported treatment chemical does.
Treatment chemicals and what each one does
Chemical names are reported verbatim by the utility. Purpose categories are ZipCheckup annotations based on standard drinking-water treatment practice.
Watershed exposure sources reported
Land-use and natural conditions identified in the utility's source-water assessment as potential contamination sources upstream of treatment.
Treatment classification and chemical list sourced from Palmetto Addiction Recovery Consumer Confidence Report.
Treatment intensity is a ZipCheckup-derived classification based on the chemicals and processes the utility reports. Chemicals and contamination sources are taken verbatim from the utility's CCR filing. Routine federal monitoring and contaminant testing shown elsewhere on this page determine whether the water meets safety standards, not the treatment classification.
Hard water detected in Palmetto Addiction Recovery
Your utility reported water hardness of 181.4 ppm CaCO₃ (10.6 grains per gallon) in its most recent Consumer Confidence Report. This is in the hard range and may cause scale buildup, reduced appliance lifespan, and dry skin or hair.
There are three common approaches to treating hard water: salt-based ion-exchange softeners (most effective, require salt refills), salt-free conditioners (lower maintenance, scale prevention only), and reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink (cooking and drinking water only). Aquasana, EcoWater, Pelican, and SpringWell are among the major US brands.
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Hardness data parsed from this utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report. Severity bands per USGS hard water classification.
Notable events and violations
This section summarizes events the utility chose to disclose in its most recent Consumer Confidence Report, plus any federal compliance violations the utility recorded against itself. Both lists are utility-authored — ZipCheckup does not audit, judge, or reorder them.
Federal compliance violations on record
These entries are taken verbatim from the utility's CCR violations section. EPA defines four broad violation categories: Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), Treatment Technique (TT), Monitoring & Reporting (M&R), and Public Notification (PN).
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MCL, AVERAGE · ARSENIC1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024
Arsenic MCL (10 ppb) exceeded in all 4 quarters of 2024; levels ranged 11–15 ppb
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CCR REPORT · CONSUMER CONFIDENCE RULE6/30/2024
Failure to submit Consumer Confidence Report by deadline
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LSL INVENTORY-INITIAL · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS10/16/2024
Failure to submit initial lead service line inventory by deadline
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LSL REPORTING-INITIAL · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS10/16/2024
Failure to submit initial lead service line report by deadline
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PUBLIC NOTICE · PUBLIC NOTICE RULE2024
Failure to provide required public notice of violations
Violations record from Palmetto Addiction Recovery Consumer Confidence Report.
Notable events from the utility's CCR
These bullet entries are the utility's own narration of operational, regulatory, or infrastructure events during the reporting period.
- Arsenic MCL exceeded all 4 quarters of 2024 (11–15 ppb vs MCL 10 ppb)
- Manganese in treated water exceeds health advisory all 4 quarters (1.49 mg/L treated)
- Iron in treated water 2.72 mg/L — far above SMCL of 0.3 mg/L
- Groundwater Rule significant deficiencies at all 3 wells
ZipCheckup note: items above reflect what the utility published in its most recent CCR. Federal violation records are also tracked separately by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) — the SDWIS record is the authoritative federal source for any specific regulatory action.