Community Water System · PWS LA1119023
Pleasant Valley Water System
Operator location Minden, Louisiana - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 209 EPA violations; groundwater source; 1,683 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 1,683
- People served (this PWS)
- 209
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 5
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Pleasant Valley Water System standing, high SDWIS violation third
209 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #14,984 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Pleasant Valley Water System sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (209), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,683 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #14,984 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #391 of 707
- Population · LA
- 209
- Total EPA violations on record
- 2%
- 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
- Private
- Connections
- 561
- County
- Webster Parish
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 136
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 1
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 64 | 2016 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 64 | 2016 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 35 | 2020 |
| Public Notice | Other | 30 | 2017 |
| Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | MR | 7 | 2013 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 4 | 2003 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 1 | 2021 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 1 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 1 | 2024 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Pleasant Valley Water System has 209 recorded EPA violations, 86% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 14% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (5 of 209), and it ranks #14,984 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)
209 Higher than most more violations than 86% 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 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTA | 7/10/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/10/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/10/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/10/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/5/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/5/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/5/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/5/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/5/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/5/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/5/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/5/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
SDWIS compliance record for Pleasant Valley Water System
209 violations on record for LA1119023; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
209 violations · 1,683 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Pleasant Valley Water System
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