Public water system · FL4134375
ActiveEverglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower
At a glance
Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower (PWSID FL4134375) is an active transient non-community water system in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower compare with other water systems in Miami-Dade County?
By EPA's size categories, Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Miami-Dade County has 172 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 19,337 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 3,326,006 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 Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower is about 31% 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 Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower?
EPA lists Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower as owned by the federal government. 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. 11 of the 172 active systems in Miami-Dade County (6.4%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2007 and January 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (4 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower: frequently asked questions
Who runs Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower?
Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower (PWSID FL4134375) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower serve?
Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Where does Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower 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 Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower 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 January 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 Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower'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 January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower 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 Miami-Dade County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mdwasa - Main System | Miami-Dade | 2,377,460 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hialeah, City of | Miami-Dade | 238,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Miami Beach | Miami-Dade | 180,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Miami Beach, City of | Miami-Dade | 100,000 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| North Miami, City of | Miami-Dade | 89,349 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fkaa J. Robert Dean W.T.P. | Miami-Dade | 86,000 | 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, “Everglades Pk-Shark Valley Tower, PWSID FL4134375, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/everglades-pk-shark-valley-tower-fl4134375 (data as of October 1, 2026).