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Desoto County Water System

Serves an area of DeSoto County, FL that includes Arcadia · 3,518 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Desoto County Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • FL6144898
  • ARCADIA
  • FL
  • 3,518 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 34266
EPA system ID FL6144898

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Desoto County Water System draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 64.1667 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2023.
  • Record on file since 2016, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 389 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 64.1667 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2023 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
 Dec 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
 Oct 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2016

EPA's records for Desoto County Water System go back to 2016. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 1 3

What the violations mean

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

Desoto County Water System draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Peace River Reg Water Plant. 1 other community water system buys water from Desoto County Water System.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Desoto County Water System 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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