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Sulphur City of Water System

Serves Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, LA · 24,489 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Sulphur City of Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1019044
  • SULPHUR
  • LA
  • 24,489 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 70663
EPA system ID LA1019044

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Sulphur City of Water System draws water from 7 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 1992, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 889 unknown out of 8,330 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Sulphur City of Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (3 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 0
2000s 4 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2007 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2005 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 15, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 15, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 15, 1992 Archived

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Sulphur City of Water System draws water from 7 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Sulphur City of Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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