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Community Water System · PWS LA1127023

Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems

Joyce, Louisiana 71440 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 840 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

840
People served
916
EPA violations
675
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 916 drinking-water violations at Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems, 74% of them health-based - above the Louisiana per-system average.

916
Total EPA violations on record
74%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
840
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems

Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 840 residents in Joyce, Louisiana (Winn Parish County) through 280 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 916 total violations for this system , of which 675 (74%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 230 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 477 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%).

Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems's 916 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
840
Total Violations
916
Health-Based Violations
675
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
280
County
Winn Parish
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
658
Monitoring Violations
230
Treatment Tech Violations
17

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 477 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 178 2025
TTHM MR 118 2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 97 2015
Groundwater Rule TT 16 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2013
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 6 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2017
Public Notice Other 4 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1998
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 2024

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 Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems.

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 LA1127023 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
2025 TTHM MCL 477 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 178 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 2456
2024 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 7500
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 5200
2022 Groundwater Rule TT 16 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 0700
2017 TTHM MR 118 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 2950
2017 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 7000
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 97 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 2456
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 3100
2013 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 6 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 0600
1998 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / LA1127023 / 3100

How Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems Compares

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

Metric Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems Louisiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 916 93.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 675 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 840 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 Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems water safe to drink?
Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems (PWS ID: LA1127023) has 916 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 840 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems serve?
Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems serves 840 people in Joyce, Louisiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 280 service connections.
What type of violations does Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems have?
Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems has 916 total violations: 675 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 230 monitoring/reporting violations, and 17 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems water?
No PFAS testing data is available for Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems use?
Pleasant Hills-Crossroads Water Systems 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.
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.