Public water system · LA2045057
ActiveMa Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System
At a glance
Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System (PWSID LA2045057) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Iberia Parish County, Louisiana. It reports serving 170 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
170
Service connections
13
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System compare with other water systems in Iberia Parish County?
By EPA's size categories, Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Iberia Parish County has 13 active public water systems, and Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,837 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 75,877 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Louisiana, the 1,121 active systems average 4,685 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System is about 60% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Louisiana has 125 active non-transient non-community water systems, 11% of the state's 1,121 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 966 Louisiana systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System?
EPA lists Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System as privately owned. The LA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 9 of the 13 active systems in Iberia Parish County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and September 2025. By type: 4 disinfectant level above the legal limit, 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chloramine (4 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-09-01 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Disinfectant level above the legal limitNon-Acute MRDL · code 11 | Chloraminecode 1006 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Disinfectant level above the legal limitNon-Acute MRDL · code 11 | Chloraminecode 1006 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Disinfectant level above the legal limitNon-Acute MRDL · code 11 | Chloraminecode 1006 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Disinfectant level above the legal limitNon-Acute MRDL · code 11 | Chloraminecode 1006 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-01-27 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System?
Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System (PWSID LA2045057) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the LA state drinking water program.
How many people does Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System serve?
Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System reports serving 170 people through 13 service connections in Iberia Parish County, Louisiana.
Where does Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the LA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Iberia Parish County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawco - New Iberia Water System | Iberia Parish | 59,928 | Community | Groundwater |
| Iberia Water Works District 3 - Coteau | Iberia Parish | 8,775 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Jeanerette Water System | Iberia Parish | 6,189 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chases Rv Park Water System | Iberia Parish | 261 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Morton Salt Inc. Water System | Iberia Parish | 250 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake Fausse Pointe Park Water System | Iberia Parish | 106 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Ma Patout & Son Sugar Mill Water System, PWSID LA2045057, Louisiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/louisiana/ma-patout-son-sugar-mill-water-system-la2045057 (data as of October 1, 2026).