Public water system · FL5110061
ActiveCorkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
At a glance
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary (PWSID FL5110061) is an active transient non-community water system in Collier County, Florida. It reports serving 50 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary compare with other water systems in Collier County?
By EPA's size categories, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Collier County has 45 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 8,575 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 385,870 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 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is about 65% 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 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary?
EPA lists Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary 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. 29 of the 45 active systems in Collier County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and July 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary: frequently asked questions
Who runs Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary?
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary (PWSID FL5110061) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary serve?
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary reports serving 50 people through 8 service connections in Collier County, Florida.
Where does Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary 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 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary 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 Collier County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collier County Regional WTP | Collier | 216,993 | Community | Groundwater |
| Naples Water Dept | Collier | 83,804 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marco Island Utilities (City of) | Collier | 31,830 | Community | Surface water |
| Immokalee Water | Collier | 26,841 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ave Maria Utility Company, Lllp | Collier | 11,982 | Community | Groundwater |
| Everglades City | Collier | 2,978 | 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, “Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, PWSID FL5110061, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/corkscrew-swamp-sanctuary-fl5110061 (data as of October 1, 2026).