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Community Water System · PWS FL3491298

Shelter Cove Resort

St Cloud, Florida 34771 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 187 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

187
People served
163
EPA violations
36
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 163 drinking-water violations at Shelter Cove Resort, 22% of them health-based - above the Florida per-system average.

163
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
187
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Shelter Cove Resort

Shelter Cove Resort is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 187 residents in St Cloud, Florida (Osceola County) through 192 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 163 total violations for this system , of which 36 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 72 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 Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 31 violations (Other). 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%).

Shelter Cove Resort's 163 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
187
Total Violations
163
Health-Based Violations
36
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
192
County
Osceola
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
35
Monitoring Violations
72
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 31 2025
TTHM MCL 29 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 25 2004
TTHM MR 9 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2009
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2019
Nitrate MR 4 2004
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2017
E. COLI MR 2 2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1986
Barium MR 2 1986
Mercury MR 2 1986
Fluoride MR 2 1986
Arsenic MR 2 1986
Cadmium MR 2 1986
Chromium MR 2 1986
Selenium MR 2 1986
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 2025
Endothall MR 1 2002

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 Shelter Cove Resort.

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 FL3491298 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 Shelter Cove Resort 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 31 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 7000
2025 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 2950
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 5200
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 5200
2024 TTHM MCL 29 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 2950
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 2456
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 5000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 8000
2017 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 3014
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 3100
2004 Coliform (TCR) MR 25 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 3100
2004 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 1040
2002 Endothall MR 1 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 2033
1986 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 4000
1986 Barium MR 2 SDWIS / FL3491298 / 1010

How Shelter Cove Resort Compares

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

Metric Shelter Cove Resort Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 163 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 36 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 187 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 Shelter Cove Resort water safe to drink? ▼
Shelter Cove Resort (PWS ID: FL3491298) has 163 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 187 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Shelter Cove Resort serve? ▼
Shelter Cove Resort serves 187 people in St Cloud, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 192 service connections.
What type of violations does Shelter Cove Resort have? ▼
Shelter Cove Resort has 163 total violations: 36 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 72 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Shelter Cove Resort water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Shelter Cove Resort under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Shelter Cove Resort use? ▼
Shelter Cove Resort 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.