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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS FL2611406

Spirit of the Suwannee Campground

Live Oak, Florida 32060 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 291 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

291
People served
25
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 25 drinking-water violations at Spirit of the Suwannee Campground, 12% of them health-based - below the Florida per-system average.

25
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
291
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Spirit of the Suwannee Campground

Spirit of the Suwannee Campground is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 291 residents in Live Oak, Florida (Suwannee County) through 97 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 25 total violations for this system , of which 3 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 17 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 7 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, 190 of 402 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (47.3%).

Spirit of the Suwannee Campground's 25 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
291
Total Violations
25
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
97
County
Suwannee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
17
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2010
Nitrate MR 6 2006
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2007
E. COLI MR 2 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2024

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 Spirit of the Suwannee Campground.

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 FL2611406 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 Spirit of the Suwannee Campground 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
2024 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / FL2611406 / 3014
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / FL2611406 / 8000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / FL2611406 / 3100
2007 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / FL2611406 / 3100
2006 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / FL2611406 / 1040

How Spirit of the Suwannee Campground Compares

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

Metric Spirit of the Suwannee Campground Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 25 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 4.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 47.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 291 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 Spirit of the Suwannee Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Spirit of the Suwannee Campground (PWS ID: FL2611406) has 25 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 291 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Spirit of the Suwannee Campground serve? ▼
Spirit of the Suwannee Campground serves 291 people in Live Oak, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 97 service connections.
What type of violations does Spirit of the Suwannee Campground have? ▼
Spirit of the Suwannee Campground has 25 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 17 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Spirit of the Suwannee Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Spirit of the Suwannee Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Spirit of the Suwannee Campground use? ▼
Spirit of the Suwannee Campground 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.

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.