Public water system · FL1660019
ActiveBruce Cafe and Motel
At a glance
Bruce Cafe and Motel (PWSID FL1660019) is an active transient non-community water system in Walton County, Florida. It reports serving 44 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
44
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bruce Cafe and Motel compare with other water systems in Walton County?
By EPA's size categories, Bruce Cafe and Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Walton County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,617 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 124,667 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 Bruce Cafe and Motel is well 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 Bruce Cafe and Motel?
EPA lists Bruce Cafe and Motel 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. 19 of the 27 active systems in Walton County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Bruce Cafe and Motel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2007. The violations listed here began between October 1982 and June 2007. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1982-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Bruce Cafe and Motel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bruce Cafe and Motel?
Bruce Cafe and Motel (PWSID FL1660019) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Bruce Cafe and Motel serve?
Bruce Cafe and Motel reports serving 44 people through 2 service connections in Walton County, Florida.
Where does Bruce Cafe and Motel 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 Bruce Cafe and Motel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2007. 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 Bruce Cafe and Motel'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bruce Cafe and Motel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bruce Cafe and Motel 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 Walton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Utilities Water System | Walton | 62,225 | Community | Groundwater |
| South Walton Utility Company | Walton | 26,668 | Community | Groundwater |
| Defuniak Springs W/S, City of | Walton | 12,243 | Community | Groundwater |
| Freeport, City of | Walton | 12,020 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mossy Head Water Works, Inc.. | Walton | 4,386 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Bay Water System | Walton | 3,171 | 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, “Bruce Cafe and Motel, PWSID FL1660019, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/bruce-cafe-and-motel-fl1660019 (data as of October 1, 2026).