Public water system · FL1570884
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At a glance
Coldwater Gardens (PWSID FL1570884) is an active transient non-community water system in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Coldwater Gardens compare with other water systems in Santa Rosa County?
By EPA's size categories, Coldwater Gardens is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Santa Rosa County has 24 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,212 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 221,087 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 Coldwater Gardens 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 Coldwater Gardens?
EPA lists Coldwater Gardens 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. 7 of the 24 active systems in Santa Rosa County (29%) are also privately owned.
Does Coldwater Gardens have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and July 2023. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Coldwater Gardens: frequently asked questions
Who runs Coldwater Gardens?
Coldwater Gardens (PWSID FL1570884) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Coldwater Gardens serve?
Coldwater Gardens reports serving 25 people through 20 service connections in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
Where does Coldwater Gardens 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 Coldwater Gardens have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Coldwater Gardens' 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Coldwater Gardens' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Coldwater Gardens 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 Santa Rosa County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pace Water System, Inc.. | Santa Rosa | 49,328 | Community | Groundwater |
| Holley-Navarre Water System | Santa Rosa | 47,793 | Community | Groundwater |
| Milton, City of Water System | Santa Rosa | 21,241 | Community | Groundwater |
| Midway Water System, Inc.. | Santa Rosa | 21,196 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gulf Breeze Regional Water System | Santa Rosa | 17,596 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| East Milton Water System | Santa Rosa | 17,292 | 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, “Coldwater Gardens, PWSID FL1570884, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/coldwater-gardens-fl1570884 (data as of October 1, 2026).