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North Hutchinson Island

On record as serving Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, FL · Serves 3,954 people

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for North Hutchinson Island in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • FL4560971
  • FT. PIERCE
  • FL
  • 3,954 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 34981
EPA system ID FL4560971

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
20

Key facts

  • North Hutchinson Island buys its water from Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 73.5333 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 919 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 65.35 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 73.5333 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.475 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61.125 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved 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
 Aug 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 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
 Feb 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
 Jan 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
 Dec 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
 Nov 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
 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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.
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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 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
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for North Hutchinson Island go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 7
2000s 1 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 3
2020s 1 17

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2000, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1998 Archived

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

4 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

North Hutchinson Island buys its water from Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

North Hutchinson Island 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

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