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Community Water System · PWS FL6534996

Orange Acres Ranch

Scottsdale, Florida 85260 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

200
People served
167
EPA violations
85
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 167 drinking-water violations at Orange Acres Ranch, 51% of them health-based - above the Florida per-system average.

167
Total EPA violations on record
51%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Orange Acres Ranch

Orange Acres Ranch is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 200 residents in Scottsdale, Florida (Polk County) through 138 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 167 total violations for this system , of which 85 (51%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 68 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 TTHM, recorded in 51 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, 190 of 402 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (47.3%).

Orange Acres Ranch's 167 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
200
Total Violations
167
Health-Based Violations
85
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
138
County
Polk
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
85
Monitoring Violations
68
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 51 2011
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 33 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 30 2025
E. COLI MR 30 2025
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 1987
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1994
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1993

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 Orange Acres Ranch.

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 FL6534996 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 Orange Acres Ranch 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 30 SDWIS / FL6534996 / 8000
2025 E. COLI MR 30 SDWIS / FL6534996 / 3014
2020 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 33 SDWIS / FL6534996 / 4010
2011 TTHM MCL 51 SDWIS / FL6534996 / 2950
1994 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / FL6534996 / 3100
1993 Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 SDWIS / FL6534996 / 3100
1987 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / FL6534996 / 4000

How Orange Acres Ranch Compares

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

Metric Orange Acres Ranch Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 167 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 85 4.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 47.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 200 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 Orange Acres Ranch water safe to drink? ▼
Orange Acres Ranch (PWS ID: FL6534996) has 167 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 200 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Orange Acres Ranch serve? ▼
Orange Acres Ranch serves 200 people in Scottsdale, Florida. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 138 service connections.
What type of violations does Orange Acres Ranch have? ▼
Orange Acres Ranch has 167 total violations: 85 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 68 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Orange Acres Ranch water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Orange Acres Ranch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Orange Acres Ranch use? ▼
Orange Acres Ranch 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.