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Community Water System · PWS LA1019028

The Sallier Mhc Water System

Hammond, Louisiana 70401 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
44
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 44 drinking-water violations at The Sallier Mhc Water System, 41% of them health-based - below the Louisiana per-system average.

44
Total EPA violations on record
41%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: The Sallier Mhc Water System

The Sallier Mhc Water System is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in Hammond, Louisiana (Calcasieu Parish County) through 125 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 44 total violations for this system , of which 18 (41%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 16 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2013.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 18 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Louisiana, EPA tracks 1,234 public water systems serving 5,316,532 people, with 115,060 cumulative violations and 62,164 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 93.2 violations. Statewide, 218 of 265 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (82.3%).

The Sallier Mhc Water System's 44 violations sit below the Louisiana average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
400
Total Violations
44
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
125
County
Calcasieu Parish
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
16
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 1996
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2001
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2006
TTHM MR 4 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2013

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for The Sallier Mhc Water System.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID LA1019028 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Louisiana Drinking Water Authority

Louisiana's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find LA regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2013 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / LA1019028 / 2950
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / LA1019028 / 2456
2006 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / LA1019028 / 7000
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / LA1019028 / 3100
1996 Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 SDWIS / LA1019028 / 3100

How The Sallier Mhc Water System Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric The Sallier Mhc Water System Louisiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 44 93.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 50.4 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 82.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 400 4,308 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,234 regulated public water systems in Louisiana.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Sallier Mhc Water System water safe to drink? ▼
The Sallier Mhc Water System (PWS ID: LA1019028) has 44 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does The Sallier Mhc Water System serve? ▼
The Sallier Mhc Water System serves 400 people in Hammond, Louisiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 125 service connections.
What type of violations does The Sallier Mhc Water System have? ▼
The Sallier Mhc Water System has 44 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 16 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in The Sallier Mhc Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for The Sallier Mhc Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does The Sallier Mhc Water System use? ▼
The Sallier Mhc Water System uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.