Public water system record
Tarpon Springs Water System
Serves Tarpon Springs and Holiday, Pinellas County and Pasco County, FL · 28,875 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Tarpon Springs Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Tarpon Springs Water System draws water from 20 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Florida, September 2002.
- Record on file since 1984, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 12,612 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
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Tarpon Springs Water System go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2002, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Tarpon Springs Water System in 2002. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2002 | Florida | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Tarpon Springs Water System draws water from 20 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Pinellas County Utilities. 1 other community water system buys water from Tarpon Springs Water System.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Pinellas County Utilities Largo, FL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Anclote Village Longwood, FL
Annual water quality report
Tarpon Springs 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.
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