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Community Water System · PWS FL4500466

Lake Clarke Shores

Lake Clarke Shores, Florida 33406 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,468 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,468
People served
26
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 26 drinking-water violations at Lake Clarke Shores, 35% of them health-based - below the Florida per-system average.

26
Total EPA violations on record
35%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,468
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lake Clarke Shores

Lake Clarke Shores is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,468 residents in Lake Clarke Shores, Florida (Palm Beach County) through 730 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 26 total violations for this system , of which 9 (35%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 14 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 7 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 Clarke Shores's 26 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
2,468
Total Violations
26
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
730
County
Palm Beach
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
14
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2003
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2013
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 4 2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2024
TTHM MCL 2 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 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 Lake Clarke Shores.

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 FL4500466 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 Clarke Shores 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / FL4500466 / 8000
2023 TTHM MCL 2 SDWIS / FL4500466 / 2950
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 1 SDWIS / FL4500466 / 2456
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / FL4500466 / 3100
2010 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 4 SDWIS / FL4500466 / 0600
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / FL4500466 / 3100

How Lake Clarke Shores Compares

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

Metric Lake Clarke Shores Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 26 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 2,468 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 Clarke Shores water safe to drink? ▼
Lake Clarke Shores (PWS ID: FL4500466) has 26 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,468 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lake Clarke Shores serve? ▼
Lake Clarke Shores serves 2,468 people in Lake Clarke Shores, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 730 service connections.
What type of violations does Lake Clarke Shores have? ▼
Lake Clarke Shores has 26 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 14 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lake Clarke Shores water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lake Clarke Shores under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lake Clarke Shores use? ▼
Lake Clarke Shores 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.