Public water system · FL5220179
ActiveFisheating Creek Campground
At a glance
Fisheating Creek Campground (PWSID FL5220179) is an active transient non-community water system in Glades County, Florida. It reports serving 75 people through 45 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
45
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fisheating Creek Campground compare with other water systems in Glades County?
By EPA's size categories, Fisheating Creek Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Glades County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 539 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 8,077 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 Fisheating Creek Campground is about half of 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 Fisheating Creek Campground?
EPA lists Fisheating Creek Campground as owned by a state 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. 1 of the 15 active systems in Glades County (6.7%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Fisheating Creek Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and August 2019. By type: 1 monitoring, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Fisheating Creek Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fisheating Creek Campground?
Fisheating Creek Campground (PWSID FL5220179) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Fisheating Creek Campground serve?
Fisheating Creek Campground reports serving 75 people through 45 service connections in Glades County, Florida.
Where does Fisheating Creek Campground 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 Fisheating Creek Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. 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 Fisheating Creek Campground'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fisheating Creek Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fisheating Creek Campground 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 Glades County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Haven WTP | Glades | 3,735 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lakeport Water Association | Glades | 1,663 | Community | Groundwater |
| Granite Whisper Creek R.V. Resort Ll. | Glades | 880 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Glades Elementary School WTP | Glades | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Keais Leasing, Inc. | Glades | 290 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sabal Palm Rv Resort and Campground | Glades | 260 | 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, “Fisheating Creek Campground, PWSID FL5220179, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/fisheating-creek-campground-fl5220179 (data as of October 1, 2026).