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Colina Bay

At a glance

Colina Bay (PWSID FL3354969) is an active community water system in Lake County, Florida. It reports serving 175 people through 75 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

175

Service connections

75

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDFL3354969
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served175
Service connections75
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePublic/private partnership
Primacy agencyFL state drinking water program
City servedMontverde
StateFlorida
ZIP—
CountyLake County

How does Colina Bay compare with other water systems in Lake County?

By EPA's size categories, Colina Bay is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lake County has 275 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,569 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 431,494 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Colina Bay is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Florida has 1,640 active community water systems, 32% 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 Colina Bay?

EPA lists Colina Bay as under public/private ownership. 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. 36 of the 275 active systems in Lake County (13%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Colina Bay have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between March 2026 and March 2026. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and E. coli. EPA lists 2 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2026-03-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2026-03-01Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19E. colicode 3014NoArchived

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.

Colina Bay: frequently asked questions

Who runs Colina Bay?

Colina Bay (PWSID FL3354969) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.

How many people does Colina Bay serve?

Colina Bay reports serving 175 people through 75 service connections in Lake County, Florida.

Where does Colina Bay 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 Colina Bay have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Colina Bay'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.

Where can I find Colina Bay's water quality report?

As a community water system, Colina Bay must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Lake County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Leesburg, City ofLake46,921CommunityGroundwater
Eustis, City of (4 Wtps)Lake39,721CommunityGroundwater
Mount Dora, City of (2wps)Lake39,710CommunityGroundwater
Clermont East Water System (2 Wps)Lake39,279CommunityGroundwater
Lake Utility Services Inc. North (8 Wps)Lake24,798CommunityGroundwater
Groveland Water DepartmentLake23,628CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Colina Bay, PWSID FL3354969, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/colina-bay-fl3354969 (data as of October 1, 2026).