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Community Water System · PWS FL6412418

Sunny Shore Water Company

New Port Richey FL, Florida 34652 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 450 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

450
People served
32
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 32 drinking-water violations at Sunny Shore Water Company, 3% of them health-based - below the Florida per-system average.

32
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
450
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Sunny Shore Water Company

Sunny Shore Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 450 residents in New Port Richey FL, Florida (Manatee County) through 263 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 32 total violations for this system , of which 1 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 15 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 6 violations (MON). 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%).

Sunny Shore Water Company's 32 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
450
Total Violations
32
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
263
County
Manatee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
15
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2001
Asbestos MR 1 2021
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 2025
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 1 2006
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 1 2018

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 Sunny Shore Water Company.

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 FL6412418 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 Sunny Shore Water Company 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / FL6412418 / 8000
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / FL6412418 / 7000
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / FL6412418 / 5200
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 1 SDWIS / FL6412418 / 5200
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / FL6412418 / 5000
2021 Asbestos MR 1 SDWIS / FL6412418 / 1094
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 1 SDWIS / FL6412418 / 8000
2006 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 1 SDWIS / FL6412418 / 0600
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / FL6412418 / 3100

How Sunny Shore Water Company Compares

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

Metric Sunny Shore Water Company Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 32 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 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 450 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 Sunny Shore Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Sunny Shore Water Company (PWS ID: FL6412418) has 32 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 450 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Sunny Shore Water Company serve? ▼
Sunny Shore Water Company serves 450 people in New Port Richey FL, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 263 service connections.
What type of violations does Sunny Shore Water Company have? ▼
Sunny Shore Water Company has 32 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 15 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Sunny Shore Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Sunny Shore Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Sunny Shore Water Company use? ▼
Sunny Shore Water Company uses Surface Water 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.