Wednesday , January 24, 2024 Dear City of Jennings Water Customers, The City of Jennings is currently in violation due to failure to take corrective action following identification of a significant deficiency. On 4/12/2022 the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) performed a detailed inspection and engineering evaluation of our water system called a sanitary survey. During this sanitary survey , they identified one or more significant deficiencies in our system. As our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct this situation. According to EPA'S Ground Water Rule, we were required to correct the deficiency (or deficiencies) or work with the state to develop a plan to correct the deficiency (or deficiencies) . However , we failed to correct the deficiency or contact the State before the established deadline and have therefore violated a requirement of the Ground Water Rule. The City of Jennings are in plans to totally refurbish the water plant in the near future these deficiencies will be addressed in the refurbishing of the water plant. Our engineering firm has been in contact with (LDH) we had a extension on this project till December 31st 2023 then our engineering firm needed to email LDH again before this deadline ended but they failed to ask for the extension which put The City of Jennings in Violation. We have spoken to engineering firm and they told us this won't happen again and they did file for an extension till August of 2024. This was a simple clerical error. What should you do? There is nothing you need to do. You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. If a situation arises where the water is no longer safe to drink , you will be notified within 24 hours. What does this mean? This is not an emergency. If it had been an emergency, you would have been notified within 24 hours. This significant deficiency has the potential to result in lack of proper treatment and oversight of the water system. Inadequately treated or inadequately protected water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea, cramps, and associated headaches. While we have not detected any evidence of contamination or other health threats related to our source water, we are still committed to correcting the deficiency to eliminate the threat of contamination. What Was done? The engineering firm hired to refurbish water plant has been in contact with Mr. Steven Joubert with LDH and they have asked for an extension till August of 2024. Once this is granted we will keep in contact with our engineering firm and LDH to make sure we state in compliance. RE: Safe Drinking Water Act: Notice of Violation / Tier 2 Public Notification GWR Treatment Technique Violation for Failure to Correct Significant Deficiency City of Jennings Water System. Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example , people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail. For more information , please contact ( Phillip Deshotel, 3378215500 ex 802 or by mail PO box 1249 Jennings La 7054 This Letter is being sent to you by THE CITY of Jennings Water System PWS 1053003. Published in Jennings Daily News, Jennings, LA on January 28, 2024.