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Winter Park, City of (3 WPS)

Serves Winter Park, Fairview Shores and Goldenrod, Orange County, FL · 82,984 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Winter Park, City of (3 WPS) in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • FL3481482
  • WINTER PARK
  • FL
  • 82,984 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 32789
EPA system ID FL3481482

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Winter Park, City of (3 WPS) draws water from 14 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 82.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, February 2022.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 17,727 unknown out of 21,633 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 80.975 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 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
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2004 Active

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Winter Park, City of (3 WPS) go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 10
2000s 1 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2005, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Florida regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Winter Park, City of (3 WPS) in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 4, 2022 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Winter Park, City of (3 WPS) draws water from 14 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Maitland, City of (3 WPS). 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Winter Park, City of (3 WPS).

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Annual water quality report

Winter Park, City of (3 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.

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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.

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