Public water system record
City of Opa Locka
Serves Opa-locka and Westview, Miami-Dade County, FL · 16,479 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Opa Locka in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- City of Opa Locka draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, January 2010.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 44 lead and 6,395 unknown out of 6,449 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 |
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, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 |
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, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 2, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for City of Opa Locka go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 21 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Opa Locka and issued 2 boil water orders between 1993 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Sep 23, 1994 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 19, 1993 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
City of Opa Locka draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Mdwasa - Main System.
Buys water from
- Mdwasa - Main System Miami, FL
Annual water quality report
City of Opa Locka 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
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