Public water system · FL3314280
ActiveFellsmere, City of
At a glance
City of Fellsmere (PWSID FL3314280) is an active community water system in Indian River County, Florida. It reports serving 3,208 people through 1,283 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,208
Service connections
1,283
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does City of Fellsmere compare with other water systems in Indian River County?
By EPA's size categories, City of Fellsmere is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Indian River County has 17 active public water systems, and City of Fellsmere is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,895 people per system, and accounts for 1.9% of the 168,214 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 City of Fellsmere is about half of 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 City of Fellsmere?
EPA lists City of Fellsmere as owned by a local 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. 3 of the 17 active systems in Indian River County (18%) are also owned by a local government.
Does City of Fellsmere have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2024 and March 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-11-01 | 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 |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
City of Fellsmere: frequently asked questions
Who runs City of Fellsmere?
City of Fellsmere (PWSID FL3314280) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does City of Fellsmere serve?
City of Fellsmere reports serving 3,208 people through 1,283 service connections in Indian River County, Florida.
Where does City of Fellsmere 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 City of Fellsmere 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 March 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 City of Fellsmere'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 March 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find City of Fellsmere's water quality report?
As a community water system, City of Fellsmere 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 Indian River County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian River County Utilities (2 Wtps) | Indian River | 126,893 | Community | Groundwater |
| Vero Beach, City of | Indian River | 37,308 | Community | Groundwater |
| Palm Paradise Mobile Home Park | Indian River | 125 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| B;W Quality Growers | Indian River | 120 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Premier Citrus, LLC | Indian River | 90 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sun-Ag Packing House | Indian River | 85 | Non-transient non-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, “Fellsmere, City of, PWSID FL3314280, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/fellsmere-city-of-fl3314280 (data as of October 1, 2026).