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Community Water System · PWS FL4131474

Town of Medley

Medley, Florida 33178 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 958 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

958
People served
27
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 27 drinking-water violations at Town of Medley, 22% of them health-based - below the Florida per-system average.

27
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
958
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town of Medley

Town of Medley is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 958 residents in Medley, Florida (Miami-Dade County) through 1,500 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 27 total violations for this system , of which 6 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 16 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 13 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%).

Town of Medley's 27 violations sit below 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
958
Total Violations
27
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,500
County
Miami-Dade
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
16
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2012
TTHM MR 1 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 1 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) 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 Town of Medley.

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 FL4131474 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 Town of Medley 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
2022 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / FL4131474 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / FL4131474 / 2456
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 SDWIS / FL4131474 / 5000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / FL4131474 / 3100
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 1 SDWIS / FL4131474 / 3100

How Town of Medley Compares

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

Metric Town of Medley Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 27 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 958 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 Town of Medley water safe to drink?
Town of Medley (PWS ID: FL4131474) has 27 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 958 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town of Medley serve?
Town of Medley serves 958 people in Medley, Florida. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,500 service connections.
What type of violations does Town of Medley have?
Town of Medley has 27 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 16 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Town of Medley water?
No PFAS testing data is available for Town of Medley under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town of Medley use?
Town of Medley 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.