Public water system record
Village of Tequesta PWS
Serves an area of Palm Beach County, FL that includes Tequesta · 15,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Village of Tequesta PWS 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
- 16
Key facts
- Village of Tequesta PWS draws water from 15 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 2010.
- Record on file since 2001, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,207 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
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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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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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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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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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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Active |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Active |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Active |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 2, 2009 | Resolved |
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for Village of Tequesta PWS go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2004, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Village of Tequesta PWS and issued 10 boil water orders between 1996 and 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Jun 13, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 1, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 28, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 22, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 4, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 26, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 30, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 19, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 28, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 16, 1996 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Village of Tequesta PWS draws water from 15 wells. It also buys water from Town of Jupiter Public Water System.
Buys water from
- Town of Jupiter Public Water System Jupiter, FL
Annual water quality report
Village of Tequesta PWS 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