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Community Water System · PWS FL2164401

Transition House at Dinsmore

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

150
People served
81
EPA violations
29
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 81 drinking-water violations at Transition House at Dinsmore, 36% of them health-based - above the Florida per-system average.

81
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
150
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Transition House at Dinsmore

Transition House at Dinsmore is a state-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in Tallahassee, Florida (Duval County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 81 total violations for this system , of which 29 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 46 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 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, recorded in 12 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Transition House at Dinsmore's 81 violations sit above 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
150
Total Violations
81
Health-Based Violations
29
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
1
County
Duval
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
29
Monitoring Violations
46
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 12 1991
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2015
TTHM MCL 7 2015
Nitrate MR 5 1989
Mercury MR 5 1989
Cadmium MR 5 1989
Barium MR 5 1989
Fluoride MR 5 1989
Arsenic MR 5 1989
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2007
Chromium MR 5 1989
Selenium MR 5 1989
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2003
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 2023
E. COLI MR 1 2023

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 Transition House at Dinsmore.

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 FL2164401 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 Transition House at Dinsmore 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 1 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 8000
2023 E. COLI MR 1 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 3014
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 3100
2015 TTHM MCL 7 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 2950
2007 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 7000
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 3100
1991 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 12 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 4000
1989 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 1040
1989 Mercury MR 5 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 1035
1989 Cadmium MR 5 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 1015
1989 Barium MR 5 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 1010
1989 Fluoride MR 5 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 1025
1989 Arsenic MR 5 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 1005
1989 Chromium MR 5 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 1020
1989 Selenium MR 5 SDWIS / FL2164401 / 1045

How Transition House at Dinsmore Compares

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

Metric Transition House at Dinsmore Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 81 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 29 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 150 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 Transition House at Dinsmore water safe to drink? ▼
Transition House at Dinsmore (PWS ID: FL2164401) has 81 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Transition House at Dinsmore serve? ▼
Transition House at Dinsmore serves 150 people in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a State-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Transition House at Dinsmore have? ▼
Transition House at Dinsmore has 81 total violations: 29 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 46 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Transition House at Dinsmore water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Transition House at Dinsmore under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Transition House at Dinsmore use? ▼
Transition House at Dinsmore uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.

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 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.