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Taft Water Association

Serves Orlando and Taft, Orange County, FL · 4,232 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Taft Water Association in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • FL3481326
  • ORLANDO
  • FL
  • 4,232 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 32824
EPA system ID FL3481326

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
6
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Taft Water Association draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 106 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, August 2022.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,194 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86.03 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 96 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 106 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 88.1725 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.6 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.5375 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2021 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Taft Water Association go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (6 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 9
1990s 1 7
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 8
2020s 2 5

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

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.5375 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.0875 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86.84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2012 Archived
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 64.425 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 74.9 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.3625 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1997 Archived

Enforcement actions

Florida regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Taft Water Association between 2010 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 2, 2022 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Feb 21, 2017 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 24, 2010 Florida Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Taft Water Association draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Taft Water Association 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

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