Public water system record
HCWRC/Northwest Utilities
Serves Tampa, Keystone, Town 'n' Country and 7 more places, Hillsborough County, FL · 208,982 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for HCWRC/Northwest Utilities 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
- 1
Key facts
- HCWRC/Northwest Utilities draws water from 45 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Florida, August 2003.
- Record on file since 1992, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 55,742 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Active |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for HCWRC/Northwest Utilities go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (3 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2003, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against HCWRC/Northwest Utilities in 2003. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2003 | Florida | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
HCWRC/Northwest Utilities draws water from 45 wells (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from City of Tampa Water Department, Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant, Tampa Bay Regional Groundwater Plant, Tampa Bay Water Morris Bridge Pump Stati and Tampa Bay Wellfields for Wholesale. 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from HCWRC/Northwest Utilities.
Buys water from
- City of Tampa Water Department Tampa, FL
- Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant Clearwater, FL
- Tampa Bay Regional Groundwater Plant Tampa, FL
- Tampa Bay Water Morris Bridge Pump Stati Clearwater, FL
- Tampa Bay Wellfields for Wholesale Clearwater, FL
Community systems that buy water from it
- On the Park Townhomes Tampa, FL
- Village Centre Townhomes Tampa, FL
Annual water quality report
HCWRC/Northwest Utilities 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