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The Palms Estates WTP

On record as serving Highlands County, FL · Serves 131 people

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for The Palms Estates WTP in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • FL5280211
  • LORIDA
  • FL
  • 131 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 33857
EPA system ID FL5280211

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • The Palms Estates WTP draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Florida, January 1994.
  • Record on file since 1988, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 15 lead and 0 unknown out of 136 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active

Full record since 1988

EPA's records for The Palms Estates WTP go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 1 0
2000s 2 0
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2005, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Florida regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against The Palms Estates WTP in 1994. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in January 1994.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 1, 1994 Florida Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

Where the water comes from

The Palms Estates WTP draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

The Palms Estates 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask The Palms Estates WTP for a copy.

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