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Community Water System · PWS FL3590698

Lake Harney Water Association

Geneva, Florida 32732 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 700 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

700
People served
133
EPA violations
23
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 133 drinking-water violations at Lake Harney Water Association, 17% of them health-based - above the Florida per-system average.

133
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
700
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lake Harney Water Association

Lake Harney Water Association is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 700 residents in Geneva, Florida (Seminole County) through 200 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 133 total violations for this system , of which 23 (17%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 80 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 TTHM, recorded in 23 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%).

Lake Harney Water Association's 133 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
700
Total Violations
133
Health-Based Violations
23
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
200
County
Seminole
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
23
Monitoring Violations
80
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 23 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 23 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 16 2024
E. COLI MR 7 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 2019
TTHM MCL 7 2023
Nitrate MR 6 2019
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1995
Mercury MR 1 1984
Barium MR 1 1984
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1984
Cadmium MR 1 1984
Chromium MR 1 1984
Arsenic MR 1 1984
Selenium MR 1 1984
Public Notice Other 1 2023
Fluoride 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 Lake Harney Water Association.

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 FL3590698 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 Lake Harney Water Association 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 5000
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 16 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 2456
2023 TTHM MCL 7 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 2950
2023 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 7500
2022 TTHM MR 23 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 23 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 2456
2019 E. COLI MR 7 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 3014
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 8000
2019 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 1040
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 7000
1995 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 3100
1984 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 1035
1984 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 1010
1984 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 4000
1984 Cadmium MR 1 SDWIS / FL3590698 / 1015

How Lake Harney Water Association Compares

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

Metric Lake Harney Water Association Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 133 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 23 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 700 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 Lake Harney Water Association water safe to drink? ▼
Lake Harney Water Association (PWS ID: FL3590698) has 133 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 700 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lake Harney Water Association serve? ▼
Lake Harney Water Association serves 700 people in Geneva, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 200 service connections.
What type of violations does Lake Harney Water Association have? ▼
Lake Harney Water Association has 133 total violations: 23 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 80 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lake Harney Water Association water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lake Harney Water Association under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lake Harney Water Association use? ▼
Lake Harney Water Association 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.