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Community Water System · PWS FL3481270

Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates

Tampa, Florida 33609 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,221 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,221
People served
87
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 87 drinking-water violations at Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates, 10% of them health-based - above the Florida per-system average.

87
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,221
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates

Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,221 residents in Tampa, Florida (Orange County) through 783 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 87 total violations for this system , of which 9 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 53 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 21 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%).

Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates's 87 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
1,221
Total Violations
87
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
783
County
Orange
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
53
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 21 1996
Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 2008
Selenium MR 3 1988
Mercury MR 3 1988
Barium MR 3 1988
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 1987
Chromium MR 3 1988
Cadmium MR 3 1988
Arsenic MR 3 1988
Fluoride MR 3 1988
Nitrate MR 3 1988
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2018
TTHM MR 2 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2022

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 Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates.

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 FL3481270 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 Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates 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 2 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 7000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 5000
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 2456
2018 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 2950
2008 Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 3100
1996 Coliform (TCR) MR 21 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 3100
1988 Selenium MR 3 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 1045
1988 Mercury MR 3 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 1035
1988 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 1010
1988 Chromium MR 3 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 1020
1988 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 1015
1988 Arsenic MR 3 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 1005
1988 Fluoride MR 3 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 1025
1988 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 1040
1987 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / FL3481270 / 4000

How Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates Compares

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

Metric Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 87 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 1,221 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 Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates water safe to drink?
Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates (PWS ID: FL3481270) has 87 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,221 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates serve?
Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates serves 1,221 people in Tampa, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 783 service connections.
What type of violations does Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates have?
Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates has 87 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates water?
No PFAS testing data is available for Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates use?
Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates 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.
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.