Public water system record
Boca Raton WTP
Serves Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, FL · 130,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Boca Raton WTP in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Boca Raton WTP draws water from 61 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Florida, December 2003.
- Record on file since 1993, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 9,175 unknown out of 34,864 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
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
|
Aug 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
|
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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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 |
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
|
Apr 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
|
Mar 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
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
|
Jan 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
RPT
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Boca Raton WTP go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (3 resolved, 10 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2005, Archived.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Archived |
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Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Archived |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Archived |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Boca Raton WTP in 2003. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in December 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2003 | Florida | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 15, 2003 | Florida | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Boca Raton WTP draws water from 61 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Boca Raton WTP 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