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Manatee County, Florida

Water Systems
52
Population Served
435,178
Total Violations
781
52 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

92.3%
Systems with Violations
15.0
Avg Violations per System
6.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
43 systems (83%)
SW
7 systems (13%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
50.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Manatee Florida water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (4) One or more violations (46)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Manatee County Utilities Dept 347,800 18 Clean
Bradenton City Of 58,584 18 Detected
City of Palmetto Water Dept. 13,446 37 Clean
Town of Longboat Key 7,098 28 Detected
Freedom Factory North Well 1,500 0 -
Heather Hills Estates 700 35 -
Bradenton Motor Sports 500 3 -
Sunny Shore Water Company 450 32 -
Myakka Elementary School 450 11 -
Harbour Isles Master Association 395 15 -
Myakka River St Pk-Clay Gulley 350 6 -
Falkner Farms #3 (Southeast) 329 5 -
Dry Prairie Baptist Church 250 9 -
Duette Country Store 200 4 -
House of Fellowship of Believers Church 193 72 -
Whisenant Farms 192 25 -
East Coast Migrant Head Start 190 4 -
Manatee County Gun ; Archery Club 150 38 -
Six L's Farm Op 15 Camp 3 Site 1 150 3 -
Six L's Farm Op 15 Farm 3 Site 2 140 3 -
Mosaic, Wingate Creek Mine 135 3 -
Falkner Farms - Site # 1 (Fka Northside) 105 6 -
Falkner Farms #2 (Westside) 105 4 -
Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant 101 10 -
Myakka City Grocery 100 18 -
La Placita Mexicana 100 15 -
Pier Associates S. Skyway Fishing Pier 100 80 -
Dakin Commercial Building 100 0 -
Hunsader Farms 100 29 -
Increasing Joy Ministries 99 8 -
Six L's Farm Op 15 Farm 3 Site 4 90 23 -
Six L's Farm Op 15 Farm 3 Site 3 90 7 -
Falkner Farms Site #6 90 2 -
Myakka City United Methodist Church 80 31 -
Southeastern Industrial Fabricators, LLC 80 8 -
Lake Manatee Fish Camp 75 1 -
Silver Star East Convenient 50 12 -
Camp Flying Eagle 50 6 -
Silver Star East (Fka.suzy Q's) 50 3 -
Myakka Historical Park 50 43 -
Bunker Hill/ Duette Park 50 11 -
Myakka Church of God 40 0 -
Gamble Creek Organic Farm 36 3 -
Classie Pines 30 0 -
Myakka Learning Center 30 3 -
Parrish Family Pizzeria (Fka Joey's) 25 19 -
Parrish Migrant Facility 25 21 -
Duette Elementary School 25 7 -
Bradenton Ventures, LLC (Dollar General) 25 19 -
Myakka Dollar General 25 6 -

Other Counties in Florida

Miami-Dade County
167 systems · 3,325,406 served · 3,677 violations
Broward County
55 systems · 1,905,863 served · 4,156 violations
Hillsborough County
724 systems · 1,701,663 served · 27,775 violations
Orange County
114 systems · 1,615,975 served · 5,841 violations
Palm Beach County
71 systems · 1,538,245 served · 3,569 violations
Pinellas County
13 systems · 1,147,926 served · 410 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Manatee County? ▼
Manatee County has 781 total drinking water violations across 52 water systems, of which 52 are health-based violations. 92.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Manatee County systems? ▼
Water systems in Manatee County serve approximately 435,178 people through 52 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Manatee County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Manatee County, 2 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Manatee County? ▼
Water systems in Manatee County use GW (43 systems), SW (7 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 6.7% of Manatee County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.