Public water system · LA2019143
ActivePrairie Plaza Water System
At a glance
Prairie Plaza Water System (PWSID LA2019143) is an active transient non-community water system in Calcasieu Parish County, Louisiana. It reports serving 350 people through 2 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
350
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Prairie Plaza Water System compare with other water systems in Calcasieu Parish County?
By EPA's size categories, Prairie Plaza Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Calcasieu Parish County has 72 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,962 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 213,234 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Louisiana, the 1,121 active systems average 4,685 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Prairie Plaza Water System is about 143% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Louisiana has 181 active transient non-community water systems, 16% 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 Prairie Plaza Water System?
EPA lists Prairie Plaza 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. 52 of the 72 active systems in Calcasieu Parish County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Prairie Plaza Water System have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. The violations listed here began between August 2013 and October 2015. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (5 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-07 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-08-27 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-05-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-02-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-08-23 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
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.
Prairie Plaza Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prairie Plaza Water System?
Prairie Plaza Water System (PWSID LA2019143) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the LA state drinking water program.
How many people does Prairie Plaza Water System serve?
Prairie Plaza Water System reports serving 350 people through 2 service connections in Calcasieu Parish County, Louisiana.
Where does Prairie Plaza 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 Prairie Plaza Water System have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. 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 Prairie Plaza 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the LA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Prairie Plaza Water System's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Prairie Plaza Water System is a 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 Calcasieu Parish County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lake Charles Water System | Calcasieu Parish | 79,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sulphur City of Water System | Calcasieu Parish | 24,489 | Community | Groundwater |
| Calcasieu Parish Ww District No 1 | Calcasieu Parish | 20,837 | Community | Groundwater |
| Calcasieu Parish Ww Dist 9 Carlyss | Calcasieu Parish | 14,502 | Community | Groundwater |
| Houston River Waterworks District 11 | Calcasieu Parish | 6,915 | Community | Groundwater |
| Calcasieu Parish Ww District 8 | Calcasieu Parish | 6,834 | 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, “Prairie Plaza Water System, PWSID LA2019143, Louisiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/louisiana/prairie-plaza-water-system-la2019143 (data as of October 1, 2026).