Public water system · FL6382121
ActiveEmerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar)
At a glance
Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) (PWSID FL6382121) is an active transient non-community water system in Levy County, Florida. It reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) compare with other water systems in Levy County?
By EPA's size categories, Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Levy County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 216 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,454 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 Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) 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 Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar)?
EPA lists Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) 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. 52 of the 67 active systems in Levy County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2020 and October 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (6 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar): frequently asked questions
Who runs Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar)?
Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) (PWSID FL6382121) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) serve?
Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections in Levy County, Florida.
Where does Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) 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 Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 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 Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar)'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 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 Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar) 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 Levy County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williston WTP | Levy | 2,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Chiefland WTP | Levy | 2,031 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Inglis | Levy | 1,630 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fanning Springs Ws | Levy | 1,310 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bronson WTP | Levy | 1,125 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cedar Key WTP | Levy | 735 | 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, “Emerald Cove Tavern(the Buoy Bar), PWSID FL6382121, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/emerald-cove-tavern-the-buoy-bar-fl6382121 (data as of October 1, 2026).