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Lake Clarke Shores

Serves an area of Palm Beach County, FL that includes Lake Clarke Shores · 2,468 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Lake Clarke Shores in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • FL4500466
  • LAKE CLARKE SHORES
  • FL
  • 2,468 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 33406
EPA system ID FL4500466

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

Key facts

  • Lake Clarke Shores buys its water from Village of Palm Springs.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 69.775 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2022.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 735 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 83.565 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 69.775 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.59 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 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
 Oct 1, 2024 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.
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.

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Lake Clarke Shores go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 1 7
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1
2020s 3 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1994 Archived

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

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Lake Clarke Shores buys its water from Village of Palm Springs. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Lake Clarke Shores 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

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