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Community Water System · PWS FL3480327

Town of Eatonville

Eatonville, Florida 32751 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,727 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,727
People served
284
EPA violations
21
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 284 drinking-water violations at Town of Eatonville, 7% of them health-based - above the Florida per-system average.

284
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,727
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town of Eatonville

Town of Eatonville is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,727 residents in Eatonville, Florida (Orange County) through 779 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 284 total violations for this system , of which 21 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 184 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 50 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%).

Town of Eatonville's 284 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
2,727
Total Violations
284
Health-Based Violations
21
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
779
County
Orange
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
21
Monitoring Violations
184
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 50 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 38 2025
E. COLI MR 28 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 18 2025
TTHM MR 17 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 15 2020
Nitrate MR 14 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 2022
TTHM MCL 7 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2022
Chromium MR 5 1987
Barium MR 5 1987
Arsenic MR 5 1987
Fluoride MR 5 1987
Mercury MR 5 1987
Selenium MR 5 1987
Cadmium MR 5 1987
Public Notice Other 1 2016
Asbestos 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 Town of Eatonville.

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 FL3480327 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 Town of Eatonville 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
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 38 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 7000
2025 E. COLI MR 28 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 3014
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 18 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 8000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 8 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 2456
2022 TTHM MCL 7 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 2950
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 5000
2021 Nitrate MR 14 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 1040
2021 Asbestos MR 1 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 1094
2020 TTHM MR 17 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 2950
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 15 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 2456
2016 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 7500
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 50 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 3100
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 3100
1987 Chromium MR 5 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 1020
1987 Barium MR 5 SDWIS / FL3480327 / 1010

How Town of Eatonville Compares

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

Metric Town of Eatonville Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 284 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 21 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 2,727 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 Town of Eatonville water safe to drink? ▼
Town of Eatonville (PWS ID: FL3480327) has 284 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,727 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town of Eatonville serve? ▼
Town of Eatonville serves 2,727 people in Eatonville, Florida. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 779 service connections.
What type of violations does Town of Eatonville have? ▼
Town of Eatonville has 284 total violations: 21 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 184 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Town of Eatonville water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Town of Eatonville under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town of Eatonville use? ▼
Town of Eatonville 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.