Public water system record
City of Bowling Green
Serves Bowling Green, Hardee County, FL · 2,940 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Bowling Green 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
- 10
Key facts
- City of Bowling Green draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, October 2010.
- Record on file since 1985, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,675 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 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 |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 2, 2010 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for City of Bowling Green go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2002, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 30, 1986 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Bowling Green in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Bowling Green draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
City of Bowling Green 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
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