Is ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1's water safe to drink?
ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1 had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 2,823, over 1,200 connections.
ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1 ranks 4,229th by violation burden (67th percentile) - 18 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1'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
ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1's record does not cover
This is what ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1 reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for ST MARY PARISH WATER SEWERAGE COMM 1 - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.