Two water supplies in Washington Parish failed to meet state and federal drinking water regulation in recent months.

The first occurred at 29 Palms Trailer Park water supply near Enon in May, according to a public notice submitted to The Daily News from the trailer park.

Between May 1 and May 31, the trailer park “did not monitor or test” or “did not complete all monitoring or testing” for coliform bacteria as set forth in the state and federal primary drinking water regulations, according to the notice.

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“Therefore, the water supply cannot be sure of the quality of your drinking water during that time,” the notice stated. The notice said residents do not need to do anything at this time.

On Thursday, The Daily News received another public notice — this time from Varnado Water Works in Angie.

According to that notice, Varnado Water Works water supply violated the maximum contaminant level of coliform bacteria as set forth in state and federal regulations.

A sample that was sent to the Department of Environmental Quality came back with too much bacteria, said Varnado Water Works manager Mary Adams.

“This is nothing that’s unusual,” she said, adding the same thing happened about two years ago.

This is not an emergency, and there is no need to boil water before drinking it; however, those with poor immune systems may be at increased risks according to the notice.

“Coliform are bacteria that are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other, potentially harmful bacteria may be present. Coliforms were found in more samples than allowed and this was a warning of potential problems,” according to the notice.

Follow-up testing revealed no presence of harmful bacteria such as E. Coli.

“We believe the sample showed bacteria because the system hasn’t been flushed enough lately with all the extreme hot weather and also need the chlorine level increased. This has been done and all samples since have been bacteria free,” the notice stated.