PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT: EPA violation history, explained
PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 10,308 people get their water from it, across 3,436 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT ranks 285th by violation burden (98th percentile) - 60 violations total, 49 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
Among the 347 LA systems in this dataset, the average is 12.6 health-based violations - PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT's 49 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT'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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 285th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.