What's in CITY OF PONTCHATOULA WATER SYSTEM's water?
CITY OF PONTCHATOULA 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: 6,657, over 2,219 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF PONTCHATOULA WATER SYSTEM ranks 3,729th by violation burden (71th percentile) - 11 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
Among the 347 LA systems in this dataset, the average is 12.6 health-based violations - CITY OF PONTCHATOULA WATER SYSTEM's 5 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF PONTCHATOULA WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2009-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF PONTCHATOULA 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 PONTCHATOULA WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CITY OF PONTCHATOULA 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 11 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.