Community Water System · PWS LA1019116
Calcasieu Parish Ww Dist 9 Carlyss
Operator location Sulphur, Louisiana - larger served population (> 3,309) at 14,502 people served; 56 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 14,502
- People served (this PWS)
- 56
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 10
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Calcasieu Parish Ww Dist 9 Carlyss standing, mid SDWIS violation third
14,502 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 18% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #3,559 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Calcasieu Parish Ww Dist 9 Carlyss lands in the middle third by violation volume (56), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (14,502; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 18% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #3,559 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #52 of 707
- Population · LA
- 56
- Total EPA violations on record
- 18%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 4,834
- County
- Calcasieu Parish
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 8
- Monitoring Violations
- 45
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 20 | 2009 |
| TTHM | MR | 20 | 2009 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 8 | 2009 |
| Chlorine | MR | 5 | 2013 |
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 2 | 2013 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 1 | 1999 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Calcasieu Parish Ww Dist 9 Carlyss has 56 recorded EPA violations, 60% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 40% carry more. 18% of this system's own violations are health-based (10 of 56), and it ranks #3,559 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
56 Around the middle fewer violations than 40% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 4/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/16/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/16/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/16/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/16/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/16/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/16/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 3/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 3/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 3/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 3/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 3/6/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/6/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 3/6/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/6/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 3/6/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 3/6/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/6/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 3/6/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Calcasieu Parish Ww Dist 9 Carlyss
EPA SDWIS lists 14,502 people served and 4,834 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
56 violations · 14,502 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Calcasieu Parish Ww Dist 9 Carlyss
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
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