Public water system · FL4134570
ActiveBernecker Packing
At a glance
Bernecker Packing (PWSID FL4134570) is an active transient non-community water system in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bernecker Packing compare with other water systems in Miami-Dade County?
By EPA's size categories, Bernecker Packing is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Miami-Dade County has 172 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 19,337 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 3,326,006 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 Bernecker Packing is about 44% below 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 Bernecker Packing?
EPA lists Bernecker Packing 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. 130 of the 172 active systems in Miami-Dade County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Bernecker Packing have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2020 and October 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as archived and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2022-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Bernecker Packing: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bernecker Packing?
Bernecker Packing (PWSID FL4134570) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Bernecker Packing serve?
Bernecker Packing reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Where does Bernecker Packing 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 Bernecker Packing have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Bernecker Packing'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bernecker Packing's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bernecker Packing 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 Miami-Dade County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mdwasa - Main System | Miami-Dade | 2,377,460 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hialeah, City of | Miami-Dade | 238,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Miami Beach | Miami-Dade | 180,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Miami Beach, City of | Miami-Dade | 100,000 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| North Miami, City of | Miami-Dade | 89,349 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fkaa J. Robert Dean W.T.P. | Miami-Dade | 86,000 | 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, “Bernecker Packing, PWSID FL4134570, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/bernecker-packing-fl4134570 (data as of October 1, 2026).