E. coli (Escherichia coli) violations in Florida
1,676 active public water systems in Florida had a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation in the past three years, 239 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What E. coli (Escherichia coli) is and why it matters.
Health effects: Most E. coli strains cause diarrheal illness. Some strains (e.g., O157:H7) produce toxins causing severe bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS — a form of kidney failure), and death — especially in children under 5 and the elderly. Even non-pathogenic strains in drinking water indicate that disease-causing organisms may also be present.
Systems with a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
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Florida Governmental Utility Authority Lehigh Acres · Lee County |
32,296 | 1 | 0 | |
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Citrus CO Utl/charles A. Black Lecanto · Citrus County |
29,218 | 3 | 0 | |
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South Martin Regional Utilities Hobe Sound · Martin County |
27,000 | 5 | 0 | |
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Immokalee Water Immokalee · Collier County |
26,841 | 2 | 1 | |
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Davie, Town Of, #3 ; #5 Davie/hollywood · Broward County |
26,000 | 5 | 2 | |
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Vc/southwest Water System Orange City · Volusia County |
19,672 | 1 | 0 | |
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Sjcu-Ponte Vedra WS Ponte Vedra Beach · St. Johns County |
15,565 | 4 | 0 | |
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Tequesta Pws, Village of Tequesta · Palm Beach County |
15,500 | 5 | 0 | |
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Sugarmill Woods S/d Homosassa · Citrus County |
13,935 | 5 | 0 | |
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Central Winter Haven · Polk County |
13,595 | 2 | 0 | |
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Florida City Florida City · Miami-Dade County |
13,453 | 5 | 2 | |
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R.c. Willis Wtp (city of Palatka) Palatka · Putnam County |
11,900 | 7 | 2 | |
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Clewiston, City of Clewiston · Hendry County |
9,643 | 3 | 0 | |
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Hernando CO Utl-East Brooksville · Hernando County |
9,483 | 3 | 0 | |
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Davenport, City of Davenport · Polk County |
9,043 | 2 | 0 | |
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Town of Orange Park Orange Park · Clay County |
8,668 | 5 | 2 | |
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Aloha Gardens Utilities New Port Richey · Pasco County |
8,136 | 3 | 0 | |
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Port Richey Water Dept-City of Port Richey · Pasco County |
7,732 | 4 | 0 | |
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City of Perry Perry · Taylor County |
7,281 | 4 | 0 | |
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Inverness Water Dept Inverness · Citrus County |
7,194 | 3 | 1 | |
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Turtle Lakes (mad Hatter East) Land O' Lakes · Pasco County |
7,021 | 4 | 1 | |
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City of Starke Starke · Bradford County |
6,800 | 4 | 0 | |
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Orangewood Water System Holiday · Pasco County |
6,464 | 4 | 0 | |
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Gulf County Water Department Port St. Joe · Gulf County |
6,287 | 4 | 1 | |
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Floral City Water Assn Floral City · Citrus County |
5,917 | 5 | 1 | |
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Sugarloaf Water Treatment Plant Clermont · Lake County |
5,807 | 3 | 1 | |
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Homosassa Special Water District Homosassa · Citrus County |
5,548 | 6 | 1 | |
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City of Fort Meade Fort Meade · Polk County |
5,455 | 2 | 0 | |
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Jea: Ponte Vedra Grid Jacksonville · St. Johns County |
5,395 | 2 | 0 | |
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Water Mgmt Services (st. George Island) St George Island · Franklin County |
5,272 | 3 | 1 | |
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Apalachicola, City of Apalachicola · Franklin County |
5,235 | 3 | 1 | |
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East Water System Haines City · Polk County |
5,052 | 2 | 0 | |
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Charlotte Harbor Water Assn. Punta Gorda · Charlotte County |
4,722 | 1 | 0 | |
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Crystal River, City of Crystal River · Citrus County |
4,528 | 2 | 0 | |
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Wahneta Water System Winter Haven · Polk County |
4,500 | 2 | 0 | |
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Sws Cypress Lakes Lakeland · Polk County |
4,065 | 3 | 1 | |
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Graceville, City of Graceville · Jackson County |
4,000 | 2 | 0 | |
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Dundee, Town of Dundee · Polk County |
3,824 | 4 | 0 | |
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Mulberry, City of Mulberry · Polk County |
3,780 | 3 | 0 | |
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Fern Crest Utilities, Inc. Ft Lauderdale · Broward County |
3,750 | 7 | 2 | |
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Moore Haven Wtp Moore Haven · Glades County |
3,735 | 2 | 0 | |
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Fellsmere, City of Fellsmere · Indian River County |
3,208 | 6 | 0 | |
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Desoto Correctional Inst Arcadia · DeSoto County |
3,134 | 6 | 2 | |
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Wauchula Hills Wtp (hardee County) Bowling Greeen · Hardee County |
3,038 | 6 | 1 | |
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Bowling Green, City of Bowling Green · Hardee County |
2,940 | 6 | 2 | |
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Southeast Frostproof · Polk County |
2,828 | 3 | 1 | |
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Labrador (forest Lake Estates) Zephyrhills · Pasco County |
2,728 | 3 | 0 | |
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Town of Eatonville Eatonville · Orange County |
2,727 | 4 | 2 | |
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Mount Olive Estates Polk City · Polk County |
2,724 | 3 | 1 | |
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Tomoka Heights Lake Placid · Highlands County |
2,656 | 5 | 1 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved E. coli (Escherichia coli), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not E. coli (Escherichia coli) alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Florida records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.