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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS FL4500560

Okeelanta Sugar Mill

South Bay, Florida 33493 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 620 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

620
People served
2
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 2 drinking-water violations at Okeelanta Sugar Mill - below the Florida per-system average.

2
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
620
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Okeelanta Sugar Mill

Okeelanta Sugar Mill is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 620 residents in South Bay, Florida (Palm Beach County) through 10 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 2 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed.

No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. 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%).

Okeelanta Sugar Mill's 2 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
620
Total Violations
2
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
10
County
Palm Beach
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
0
Treatment Tech Violations
0

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 Okeelanta Sugar Mill.

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 FL4500560 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 Okeelanta Sugar Mill under EPA-delegated authority.

Open FL regulator portal

Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program

How Okeelanta Sugar Mill Compares

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

Metric Okeelanta Sugar Mill Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 2 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 620 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 Okeelanta Sugar Mill water safe to drink? ▼
Okeelanta Sugar Mill (PWS ID: FL4500560) has 2 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 620 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Okeelanta Sugar Mill serve? ▼
Okeelanta Sugar Mill serves 620 people in South Bay, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 10 service connections.
What type of violations does Okeelanta Sugar Mill have? ▼
Okeelanta Sugar Mill has 2 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 0 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Okeelanta Sugar Mill water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Okeelanta Sugar Mill under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Okeelanta Sugar Mill use? ▼
Okeelanta Sugar Mill 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.