Public water system · FL5364085
ActiveBarnacles / Mainstays Restaurant
At a glance
Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant (PWSID FL5364085) is an active transient non-community water system in Lee County, Florida. It reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant compare with other water systems in Lee County?
By EPA's size categories, Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lee County has 80 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,130 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 730,406 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Florida has 2,777 active transient non-community water systems, 53% of the state's 5,197 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,996 Florida systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant?
EPA lists Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant as privately owned. The FL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 60 of the 80 active systems in Lee County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2010 and January 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2010-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 3 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant?
Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant (PWSID FL5364085) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant serve?
Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Lee County, Florida.
Where does Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Lee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Utilities | Lee | 282,556 | Community | Surface water |
| Cape Coral, City of | Lee | 172,693 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant | Lee | 92,219 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bonita Springs Utilities | Lee | 76,033 | Community | Groundwater |
| Florida Governmental Utility Authority | Lee | 32,296 | Community | Groundwater |
| Greater Pine Island Water Association | Lee | 15,725 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Barnacles / Mainstays Restaurant, PWSID FL5364085, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/barnacles-mainstays-restaurant-fl5364085 (data as of October 1, 2026).