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Pleasant Hill Water System

Serves Pleasant Hill, Sabine Parish, LA · 990 people served

Federal records show 15 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Pleasant Hill Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • LA1085021
  • PLEASANT HILL
  • LA
  • 990 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71065
EPA system ID LA1085021

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
15
Resolved
15
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Pleasant Hill Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, August 2020.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 305 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 Sep 5, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2025 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2025 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 29, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 29, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 7, 2014 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 15, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 28, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 2, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Pleasant Hill Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 4
2020s 12 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began September 2014, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 7, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Pleasant Hill Water System in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 4, 2020 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (3 health-based): Public Notice, Groundwater Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

9 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Groundwater Rule

6 incidents

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 each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Pleasant Hill Water System draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Pleasant Hill 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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

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