CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 79,500, over 34,273 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM ranks 4,583th by violation burden (64th percentile) - 4 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM's 4 health-based violations sit within the LA average of 12.6, across 347 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2010-01-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 2010-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 4 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.