Public water system · LA2019126
ActiveThe Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant
At a glance
The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant (PWSID LA2019126) is an active transient non-community water system in Calcasieu Parish County, Louisiana. It reports serving 300 people through 16 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
16
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant compare with other water systems in Calcasieu Parish County?
By EPA's size categories, The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant 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 0.1% 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 The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant is about twice 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 The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant?
EPA lists The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant 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 The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. The violations listed here began between October 1995 and October 1996. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1995-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 2 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.
The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant?
The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant (PWSID LA2019126) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the LA state drinking water program.
How many people does The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant serve?
The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant reports serving 300 people through 16 service connections in Calcasieu Parish County, Louisiana.
Where does The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant 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 The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. 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 The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant'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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 1996. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the LA state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant 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, “The Longhorn Truck Stop and Restaurant, PWSID LA2019126, Louisiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/louisiana/the-longhorn-truck-stop-and-restaurant-la2019126 (data as of October 1, 2026).