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Sumter County, Florida

Water Systems
82
Population Served
165,596
Total Violations
1,728
305 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 8 tested

Violation Analysis

89.0%
Systems with Violations
21.1
Avg Violations per System
17.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (61%)

PFAS Contamination

8
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
75.0%
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

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

No violations on record (6) One or more violations (44)

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
North Sumter Utility 3Wps 45,214 6 Detected
Wildwood, City of (7 Wps) 25,941 64 Detected
Little Sumter Utilities 3Wps 25,538 4 Detected
South Sumter Utilities 24,278 0 Clean
Csu WTP No. 1 19,699 0 Clean
Lake Panasoffkee Water Assn 2Wps 4,642 35 Detected
Village of Pine Ridge (Consec) 3,914 0 Detected
Bushnell, City of (2 Wps) 3,047 51 -
Sumter Correctional Institution 2,008 80 -
Middleton Utilities 1,554 1 -
Gibson Place Utilities 1,287 0 -
Oakland Hills 1,050 83 Detected
Coleman, City Of 824 71 -
Webster, City of (2 Wps) 800 34 -
Center Hill Water Dept-City Of 762 14 -
Sumterville Water Treatment Plant 500 99 -
Florida Grande Motor Coach Resort 490 58 -
Orange Blossom Utilities, Inc 335 4 -
Shady Brook R.V. Resort 298 6 -
New Life Center Ministries 250 7 -
The Woods Utility Company 216 60 -
Lake Pan RV Village (KOA/Turtleback RV) 200 86 -
Webster RV Resort, LLC. 155 29 -
Thousand Palms Resort 152 19 -
Riverside RV Park 150 20 -
Rails End Tr Pk 150 55 -
Bw Center Properties, LLC 125 6 -
Jumper Creek Utility Company 115 4 -
Hardee's/Amoco 100 7 -
Eagle Roofing Products of Florida, LLC. 100 9 -
Suwannee American Cement Company, LLC 100 12 -
Florilow Oaks 96 18 -
Oak Tree Circle Park LLC 70 71 -
Isleworth 60 30 -
Breezy Oaks RV Park 60 26 -
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc 50 20 -
Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc 50 12 -
Pines Professional Mgt Center 50 18 -
First Baptist Church of Oxford 50 10 -
First Assembly of God 50 3 -
Florida National Cemetery 40 30 -
Sunshine Village MHP 26 9 -
Nobleton Dollar General 25 6 -
Whispering Oaks Winery 25 6 -
Dollar General Wildwood 25 0 -
Dollar General Bushnell 25 6 -
FL Nat'l Cemetery Satellite Restrooms 25 0 -
Greenview Properties 25 2 -
Battle Creek Trailer Park 25 12 -
Camp Wildwood Girl Scout Camp 25 26 -

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 Sumter County? ▼
Sumter County has 1,728 total drinking water violations across 82 water systems, of which 305 are health-based violations. 89.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Sumter County systems? ▼
Water systems in Sumter County serve approximately 165,596 people through 82 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Sumter County water? ▼
Of 8 water systems tested for PFAS in Sumter County, 6 had PFAS detected (75.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Sumter County? ▼
Water systems in Sumter County use GW (50 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. 17.7% of Sumter 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.