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Lake Utility Services Inc North (8 WPS)

Serves an area of Lake County, FL that includes Clermont and Four Corners · 24,798 people served

Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lake Utility Services Inc North (8 WPS) in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • FL3354883
  • ALTAMONTE SPRINGS
  • FL
  • 24,798 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 32714
EPA system ID FL3354883

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
13
Resolved
12
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Lake Utility Services Inc North (8 WPS) draws water from 22 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 100 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, March 2023.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,702 unknown out of 6,370 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 68.7375 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.9925 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 73.52 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.2825 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81.9575 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 70.5625 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 71.775 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.825 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 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 82.775 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 100 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.925 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.6 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 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
 May 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Lake Utility Services Inc North (8 WPS) go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 9 14
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 0
2020s 10 1

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

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85.25 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94.25 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 105 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 65.5333 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61.925 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 95.65 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 75.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63.0838 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Florida regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Lake Utility Services Inc North (8 WPS) between 2016 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 1, 2023 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations (8 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Sep 12, 2016 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 11 violations (11 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

8 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

5 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Lake Utility Services Inc North (8 WPS) draws water from 22 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Lake Utility Services Inc South. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Lake Utility Services Inc North (8 WPS).

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Annual water quality report

Lake Utility Services Inc North (8 WPS) 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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

Testing your own water

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