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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS FL3491703

Canoe Creek Service Plaza

Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33310-9828 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 68 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

68
People served
176
EPA violations
109
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 176 drinking-water violations at Canoe Creek Service Plaza, 62% of them health-based - above the Florida per-system average.

176
Total EPA violations on record
62%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
68
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Canoe Creek Service Plaza

Canoe Creek Service Plaza is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 68 residents in Ft Lauderdale, Florida (Osceola County) through 8 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 176 total violations for this system , of which 109 (62%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 34 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 56 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%).

Canoe Creek Service Plaza's 176 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
68
Total Violations
176
Health-Based Violations
109
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
8
County
Osceola
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
109
Monitoring Violations
34
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 56 2025
TTHM MCL 47 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 2023
TTHM MR 10 2023
Public Notice Other 8 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2012
Dinoseb MR 2 2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 1991
Nitrate MR 1 1984

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 Canoe Creek Service Plaza.

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 FL3491703 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 Canoe Creek Service Plaza 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 56 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 2456
2025 TTHM MCL 47 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 2950
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 8000
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 2456
2023 TTHM MR 10 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 2950
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 5000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 3100
2010 Public Notice Other 8 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 7500
2005 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 2041
1991 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 3100
1984 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / FL3491703 / 1040

How Canoe Creek Service Plaza Compares

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

Metric Canoe Creek Service Plaza Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 176 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 109 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 68 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 Canoe Creek Service Plaza water safe to drink? ▼
Canoe Creek Service Plaza (PWS ID: FL3491703) has 176 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 68 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Canoe Creek Service Plaza serve? ▼
Canoe Creek Service Plaza serves 68 people in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 8 service connections.
What type of violations does Canoe Creek Service Plaza have? ▼
Canoe Creek Service Plaza has 176 total violations: 109 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 34 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Canoe Creek Service Plaza water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Canoe Creek Service Plaza under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Canoe Creek Service Plaza use? ▼
Canoe Creek Service Plaza uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.