Public water system record
Crescent City WTP
Serves Crescent City, Putnam County, FL · 1,900 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Crescent City WTP in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Carbon tetrachloride violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Crescent City WTP draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Carbon tetrachloride, 27 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (5.4 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 2010.
- Record on file since 1987, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 913 unknown out of 1,089 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.75 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
310 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.75 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
310 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.75 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
310 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 27 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (5.4 times the limit)
|
310 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 11, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for Crescent City WTP go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1995, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Crescent City WTP in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Carbon tetrachloride
4 incidentsTest results for Carbon tetrachloride were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Crescent City WTP draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Crescent City 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