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Winter Springs, City of (3 WPS)

Serves Winter Springs, Seminole County, FL · 34,657 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Winter Springs, City of (3 WPS) in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • FL3590879
  • ORLANDO
  • FL
  • 34,657 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 32801
EPA system ID FL3590879

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Winter Springs, City of (3 WPS) draws water from 8 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 100.5775 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, April 2015.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 564 unknown out of 15,603 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 82.31 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.56 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 94.0325 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 100.5775 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97.335 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Winter Springs, City of (3 WPS) go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (10 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 9
1990s 0 5
2000s 1 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 10 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 0
2020s 0 2

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

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97.335 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 103.3975 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 99.0425 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97.35 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98.2475 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.9075 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97.5375 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102.8175 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98.175 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91.825 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2004 Archived

Enforcement actions

Florida regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Winter Springs, City of (3 WPS) in 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 15, 2015 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 13 violations (13 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

5 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Winter Springs, City of (3 WPS) draws water from 8 wells.

Annual water quality report

Winter Springs, 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.

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

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