Sugarcane Townes Water System
EPA ID: LA1019131 · 288 people served · 1 ZIP code
Water monitoring for Sugarcane Townes Water System: clean, five years, 288 residents.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 1 (2021) to 4 (2024). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Sugarcane Townes Water System Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Sugarcane Townes Water System serves a community with a median household income of $83,048 and an estimated 12,056 residents across its service area.
Environmental Justice Note: 45% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Sugarcane Townes Water System's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Superfund Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 70th percentile nationally for proximity to Superfund (NPL) sites. Groundwater sources near contaminated sites may face elevated risk from industrial chemicals.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 1 detection recorded.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Louisiana
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Sugarcane Townes Water System (EPA ID: LA1019131) is a community water system in Louisiana that serves approximately 288 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 70647 in Iowa.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
- 70647 — Iowa
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Sugarcane Townes Water System (LA1019131) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sugarcane Townes Water System water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Sugarcane Townes Water System has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Sugarcane Townes Water System serve?
Sugarcane Townes Water System serves approximately 288 people across 1 ZIP code in Louisiana.
Where does Sugarcane Townes Water System get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Contact Your Water Utility
Public-record contact information for the water utility serving this system. Use these channels to request water quality reports, ask about service, or report issues directly.
Contact information from Sugarcane Townes Water System Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility, does not act as its agent, and does not provide customer support for it. Contact details shown are public-record information from CCR filings. For service issues, contact the utility directly using the information above.
Water Source & Treatment
Where this water originates and how it's treated before reaching your tap.
Source: Sugarcane Townes Water System Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility. Treatment and source data are sourced from the utility's published CCR filings.
Treatment regime
How this utility classifies its treatment process and what each reported treatment chemical does.
Treatment chemicals and what each one does
Chemical names are reported verbatim by the utility. Purpose categories are ZipCheckup annotations based on standard drinking-water treatment practice.
Treatment classification and chemical list sourced from Sugarcane Townes Water System Consumer Confidence Report.
Treatment intensity is a ZipCheckup-derived classification based on the chemicals and processes the utility reports. Chemicals and contamination sources are taken verbatim from the utility's CCR filing. Routine federal monitoring and contaminant testing shown elsewhere on this page determine whether the water meets safety standards, not the treatment classification.
Notable events and violations
This section summarizes events the utility chose to disclose in its most recent Consumer Confidence Report, plus any federal compliance violations the utility recorded against itself. Both lists are utility-authored — ZipCheckup does not audit, judge, or reorder them.
Federal compliance violations on record
These entries are taken verbatim from the utility's CCR violations section. EPA defines four broad violation categories: Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), Treatment Technique (TT), Monitoring & Reporting (M&R), and Public Notification (PN).
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TT · CHLORINE12/31/2023
CHLORINE: 5% DS BELOW MIN 0.5-2 MONTHS CONSEC (GW)
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TT · CHLORINE1/31/2024
CHLORINE: 5% DS BELOW MIN 0.5-2 MONTHS CONSEC (GW)
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TT · CHLORINE4/30/2024
CHLORINE: INADEQUATE MIN CHLORINE RESIDUAL (GW&SW)
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RT · CONSUMER CONFIDENCE RULE6/30/2024
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE RULE: CCR REPORT
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TT · CHLORINE8/31/2024
CHLORINE: INADEQUATE MIN CHLORINE RESIDUAL (GW&SW)
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TT · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS10/16/2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: LSL INVENTORY-INITIAL
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TT · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS10/16/2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: LSL REPORTING-INITIAL
Violations record from Sugarcane Townes Water System Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup note: items above reflect what the utility published in its most recent CCR. Federal violation records are also tracked separately by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) — the SDWIS record is the authoritative federal source for any specific regulatory action.