Public water system record

Town of Fort White WTP

Serves Fort White, Columbia County, FL · 750 people served

Federal records show 25 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Fort White WTP in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • FL2124399
  • FORT WHITE
  • FL
  • 750 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 32038
EPA system ID FL2124399

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
25
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
22
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • Town of Fort White WTP draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 151.6525 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2.5 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, February 2025.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 357 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 70.2525 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93.1975 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 130.8025 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.2675 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 116.87 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 159.42 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 200.3475 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.5 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 151.6525 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2.5 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 128.32 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2.1 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 161.88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 121.4575 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 134.0825 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 118.2467 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 77.9233 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 107.6538 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83.92 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86.47 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 103.1225 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 124.42 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.955 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 141.45 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
220 Jul 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.505 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98.89 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 110.6333 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
220 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.98 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Dec 1, 2024 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
May 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
May 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Town of Fort White WTP go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (17 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 15 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0
2020s 25 14

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2015, Resolved.

Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 100.95 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90.175 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85.525 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 115.09 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94.225 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 95.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 115 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 118 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 163.16 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2.7 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 165 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.1 times the limit)
Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 116.84 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 132.92 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97.72 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.23 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
Jul 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Florida regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Fort White WTP between 2006 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 24, 2025 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 8, 2006 Florida Signed compliance agreement 15 violations (15 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

15 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

10 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of Fort White WTP draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of Fort White WTP must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Florida.