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Community Water System · PWS FL4131403

Americana Village

Miami, Florida 33187 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,100
People served
433
EPA violations
238
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 433 drinking-water violations at Americana Village, 55% of them health-based - above the Florida per-system average.

433
Total EPA violations on record
55%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Americana Village

Americana Village is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,100 residents in Miami, Florida (Miami-Dade County) through 525 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 433 total violations for this system , of which 238 (55%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 175 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 180 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%).

Americana Village's 433 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
2,100
Total Violations
433
Health-Based Violations
238
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
525
County
Miami-Dade
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
238
Monitoring Violations
175
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 180 2015
TTHM MR 65 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 58 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 31 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 27 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2012
E. COLI MR 12 2023
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 10 2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2022
Nitrate MR 2 2023
Diquat MR 2 2017
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 Americana Village.

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 FL4131403 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 Americana Village 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
2024 TTHM MR 65 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 58 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 2456
2023 E. COLI MR 12 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 3014
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 8000
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 7000
2023 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 1040
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 5000
2017 Diquat MR 2 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 2032
2015 TTHM MCL 180 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 31 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 2456
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 27 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 3100
2010 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 10 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 0600
1984 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / FL4131403 / 1025

How Americana Village Compares

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

Metric Americana Village Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 433 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 238 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 2,100 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 Americana Village water safe to drink? ▼
Americana Village (PWS ID: FL4131403) has 433 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Americana Village serve? ▼
Americana Village serves 2,100 people in Miami, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 525 service connections.
What type of violations does Americana Village have? ▼
Americana Village has 433 total violations: 238 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 175 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Americana Village water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Americana Village under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Americana Village use? ▼
Americana Village 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.