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Community Water System · PWS LA1019101

Pharos Mobile Home Community North

Elburn, Louisiana 60119 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 162 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

162
People served
143
EPA violations
46
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 143 drinking-water violations at Pharos Mobile Home Community North, 32% of them health-based - above the Louisiana per-system average.

143
Total EPA violations on record
32%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
162
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pharos Mobile Home Community North

Pharos Mobile Home Community North is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 162 residents in Elburn, Louisiana (Calcasieu Parish County) through 54 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 143 total violations for this system , of which 46 (32%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 60 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 38 violations (TT, 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%).

Pharos Mobile Home Community North's 143 violations sit above 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
162
Total Violations
143
Health-Based Violations
46
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
54
County
Calcasieu Parish
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
60
Treatment Tech Violations
38

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 38 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 28 2015
Public Notice Other 15 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 14 2015
Chlorine MR 13 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2005
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2014
TTHM MR 8 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2004

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 Pharos Mobile Home Community North.

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 LA1019101 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
2021 Groundwater Rule TT 38 SDWIS / LA1019101 / 0700
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 28 SDWIS / LA1019101 / 3100
2015 Public Notice Other 15 SDWIS / LA1019101 / 7500
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 14 SDWIS / LA1019101 / 7000
2015 Chlorine MR 13 SDWIS / LA1019101 / 0999
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / LA1019101 / 2456
2014 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / LA1019101 / 2950
2005 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / LA1019101 / 3100
2004 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / LA1019101 / 5000

How Pharos Mobile Home Community North Compares

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

Metric Pharos Mobile Home Community North Louisiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 143 93.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 46 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 162 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 Pharos Mobile Home Community North water safe to drink? ▼
Pharos Mobile Home Community North (PWS ID: LA1019101) has 143 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 162 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pharos Mobile Home Community North serve? ▼
Pharos Mobile Home Community North serves 162 people in Elburn, Louisiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 54 service connections.
What type of violations does Pharos Mobile Home Community North have? ▼
Pharos Mobile Home Community North has 143 total violations: 46 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 60 monitoring/reporting violations, and 38 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pharos Mobile Home Community North water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pharos Mobile Home Community North under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pharos Mobile Home Community North use? ▼
Pharos Mobile Home Community North 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.