Public water system record
Town of Surfside
Serves Surfside, Miami-Dade County, FL · 5,744 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Surfside 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
- 7
Key facts
- Town of Surfside buys its water from Mdwasa - Main System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, December 2015.
- Record on file since 2000, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 2 unknown out of 1,338 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 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
|
Jan 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2012 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Active |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Town of Surfside go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2000, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Surfside between 2010 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2015 | Florida | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jan 22, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Surfside buys its water from Mdwasa - Main System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Mdwasa - Main System Miami, FL
Annual water quality report
Town of Surfside 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
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