Prien Tap Water Quality Report
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM. No other contaminant results are on file for CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Water system
CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM
People Served
85,000
Health-based violations since 2020
0
CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Aug 2025 · CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Prien Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 are on file for Prien's own water system, so everything else listed below has no result behind it. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM, Prien's water system, serves 85,000 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM is from Aug 2025.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM measured lithium at up to 29.1 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Louisiana
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What these numbers actually mean for Prien, LA
We read Prien, LA’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 23 contaminants listed, only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Prien
Prien's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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Advanced Home Water Test
$269
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Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Prien's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Prien includes a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Prien? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Calcasieu Parish well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Frequently Asked Questions About Prien Tap Water
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM. No other contaminant results are on file for CITY OF LAKE CHARLES WATER SYSTEM; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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