Is ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD's water safe to drink?
ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD 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: 8,037, over 2,679 connections.
ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD ranks 3,156th by violation burden (76th percentile) - 16 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
Among the 347 LA systems in this dataset, the average is 12.6 health-based violations - ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD's 6 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD'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); Groundwater Rule
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 ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD's record does not cover
Everything on this page is ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD'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 ST TAM PARISH - CROSS GATES SD's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,156th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.