Public water system record
Cedar Key WTP
Serves Cedar Key, Levy County, FL · 735 people served
Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Cedar Key WTP in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 13
- Resolved
- 13
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Cedar Key WTP draws water from 4 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 134.3333 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2.2 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, September 2021.
- Record on file since 1987, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,018 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86.89 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98.22 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83.845 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 103.64 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 100.89 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 100.2125 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91.8825 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102.36 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102.17 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 146.2175 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 112.37 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 134.3333 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 163.61 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for Cedar Key WTP go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (15 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020s | 5 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2007, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.9 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 118.7 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 151.9 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85.12 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 330.7 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (4.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94.4 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 300.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (3.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 188.87 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (3.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 211.35 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 164.62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 104.62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98.42 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Cedar Key WTP between 2020 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2021 | Florida | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations (13 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 27, 2020 | Florida | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
11 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
2 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Cedar Key WTP draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cedar Key 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells