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Florida public water systems

5,199 active systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, serving a reported 22.5M people across 139 counties.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.

Active systems

5,199

Population served

22.5M

Community systems

1,640

Groundwater share

97.9%

System types in Florida

1,640

Community water system

778

Non-transient non-community water system

2,781

Transient non-community water system

Largest water systems in Florida

The largest active public water systems in Florida by population served
#Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
1Mdwasa - Main SystemMiami-Dade2,377,460CommunityGroundwater
2Jea Major GridDuval826,664CommunityGroundwater
3City of Tampa Water DepartmentHillsborough733,886CommunitySurface water
4Palm Beach County Water UtilitiesPalm Beach619,435CommunityGroundwater
5Orlando Utilities CommissionOrange536,466CommunityGroundwater
6Hcwrd/South-CentralHillsborough515,012CommunityPurchased surface water
7Pinellas County UtilitiesPinellas506,353CommunityPurchased surface water
8St Petersburg, City ofPinellas349,979CommunityPurchased surface water
9Manatee County Utilities DeptManatee347,800CommunitySurface water
10Cocoa, City ofBrevard294,039CommunitySurface water
11Ocud/Eastern Water System (2 Wp)Orange293,374CommunityGroundwater
12Lee County UtilitiesLee282,556CommunitySurface water
13Sarasota Co Special Util DistSarasota272,267CommunityPurchased surface water
14Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua)Escambia242,172CommunityGroundwater
15Hialeah, City ofMiami-Dade238,000CommunityGroundwater
16Port St Lucie UtilitiesSt. Lucie224,485CommunityGroundwater
17Collier County Regional WTPCollier216,993CommunityGroundwater
18Pcud-Pasco County Regional PwsPasco214,403CommunityPurchased surface water
19Hcwrc/Northwest UtilitiesHillsborough208,982CommunityPurchased surface water
20Ocud/Western Regional Wtr Sys (5 Wps)Orange206,742CommunityGroundwater
21Tallahassee, City ofLeon200,480CommunityGroundwater
22Gru - Murphree WTPAlachua195,681CommunityGroundwater
23Lakeland, City ofPolk193,297CommunityGroundwater
24Pembroke Pines, City ofBroward187,459CommunityGroundwater
25Fort Lauderdale, City ofBroward185,163CommunityGroundwater

By county

Hillsborough724 systemsMarion488 systemsPolk401 systemsLake273 systemsPasco210 systemsMiami-Dade171 systemsCitrus149 systemsVolusia135 systemsHernando113 systemsPutnam113 systemsOrange113 systemsDuval92 systemsSumter83 systemsSarasota82 systemsBrevard82 systemsLee80 systemsClay79 systemsHighlands72 systemsPalm Beach71 systemsColumbia69 systemsLevy67 systemsOsceola64 systemsAlachua64 systemsJackson63 systemsMartin60 systemsSeminole60 systemsSt. Johns57 systemsBroward55 systemsNassau53 systemsManatee52 systemsSuwannee49 systemsCollier46 systemsOkeechobee46 systemsSt. Lucie45 systemsHendry42 systemsLeon41 systemsDeSoto40 systemsBay36 systemsOkaloosa36 systemsHardee33 systemsGilchrist31 systemsCharlotte29 systemsWalton27 systemsGadsden26 systemsWashington25 systemsFlagler25 systemsBradford24 systemsSanta Rosa23 systemsHolmes22 systemsTaylor22 systemsDixie21 systemsBaker19 systemsHamilton17 systemsIndian River17 systemsMadison16 systemsEscambia16 systemsGlades15 systemsLiberty14 systemsJefferson13 systemsPinellas13 systemsUnion12 systemsFranklin12 systemsGulf11 systemsWakulla11 systemsLafayette10 systemsCalhoun8 systemsHarris5 systemsMonroe3 systemsCrawford3 systemsLogan3 systemsBenton3 systemsCamden3 systems
Summit2 systems
Brooks2 systems
Oakland2 systems
Newton2 systems
Chester2 systems
Wayne2 systems
Newaygo2 systems
Pickaway2 systems
Caswell1 systems
Carbon1 systems
Tuscola1 systems
Huron1 systems
Berrien1 systems
Cass1 systems
La Plata1 systems
Jeff Davis1 systems
Harrison1 systems
St. Tammany Parish1 systems
Mayes1 systems
Somerset1 systems
Branch1 systems
Cherokee1 systems
Mifflin1 systems
Sevier1 systems
Ottawa1 systems
Clark1 systems
Parker1 systems
Amador1 systems
Lassen1 systems
Cook1 systems
Ogle1 systems
Dauphin1 systems
Lancaster1 systems
Delaware1 systems
Venango1 systems
Lebanon1 systems
Waller1 systems
Geauga1 systems
Kittitas1 systems
Marin1 systems
Stark1 systems
Anderson1 systems
Cecil1 systems
Ector1 systems
Imperial1 systems
Santa Clara1 systems
Bexar1 systems
Fort Bend1 systems
Colquitt1 systems
Butler1 systems
Licking1 systems
Genesee1 systems
Mercer1 systems
Sterling1 systems
Calvert1 systems
Worcester1 systems
St. Joseph1 systems
Clinton1 systems
Austin1 systems
Iroquois1 systems
El Paso1 systems
Montgomery1 systems
Allen1 systems
Midland1 systems
Kerr1 systems
Isabella1 systems
Morgan1 systems