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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS FL1370607

Silver Lake Recreation Area

Crawfordville, Florida 32327 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
14
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 14 drinking-water violations at Silver Lake Recreation Area - below the Florida per-system average.

14
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Silver Lake Recreation Area

Silver Lake Recreation Area is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Crawfordville, Florida (Leon County) through 10 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 14 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 7 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 3 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Florida, EPA tracks 5,093 public water systems serving 22,381,282 people, with 184,355 cumulative violations and 24,266 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 36.2 violations. Statewide, 218 of 402 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (54.2%).

Silver Lake Recreation Area's 14 violations sit below the Florida average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
25
Total Violations
14
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
10
County
Leon
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
7
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2001
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2023
Nitrate MR 1 2021

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Silver Lake Recreation Area.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID FL1370607 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Florida Drinking Water Authority

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Silver Lake Recreation Area under EPA-delegated authority.

Open FL regulator portal

Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / FL1370607 / 8000
2021 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / FL1370607 / 1040
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / FL1370607 / 3100

How Silver Lake Recreation Area Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Silver Lake Recreation Area Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 14 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 4.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 54.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 25 4,395 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,093 regulated public water systems in Florida.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Silver Lake Recreation Area water safe to drink?
Silver Lake Recreation Area (PWS ID: FL1370607) has 14 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Silver Lake Recreation Area serve?
Silver Lake Recreation Area serves 25 people in Crawfordville, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 10 service connections.
What type of violations does Silver Lake Recreation Area have?
Silver Lake Recreation Area has 14 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 7 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Silver Lake Recreation Area water?
No PFAS testing data is available for Silver Lake Recreation Area under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Silver Lake Recreation Area use?
Silver Lake Recreation Area uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from?
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.
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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.