Public water system · FL6600273
ActiveFlorida Beef
At a glance
Florida Beef (PWSID FL6600273) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Sumter County, Florida. It reports serving 25 people through 3 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Florida Beef compare with other water systems in Sumter County?
By EPA's size categories, Florida Beef is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sumter County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,101 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 174,368 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Florida Beef is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Florida has 780 active non-transient non-community water systems, 15% 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 Florida Beef?
EPA lists Florida Beef 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. 65 of the 83 active systems in Sumter County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Florida Beef have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1991 and February 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as unaddressed, 4 as archived and 4 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-02-01 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1991-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Mercurycode 1035 | Yes | Archived |
| 1991-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | 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.
Florida Beef: frequently asked questions
Who runs Florida Beef?
Florida Beef (PWSID FL6600273) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Florida Beef serve?
Florida Beef reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Sumter County, Florida.
Where does Florida Beef 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 Florida Beef have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Florida Beef'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Florida Beef's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Florida Beef is a non-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 Sumter County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sumter Utility 3wps | Sumter | 45,214 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wildwood, City of (7 Wps) | Sumter | 25,941 | Community | Groundwater |
| Little Sumter Utilities 3wps | Sumter | 25,538 | Community | Groundwater |
| South Sumter Utilities | Sumter | 24,278 | Community | Groundwater |
| Csu WTP No. 1 | Sumter | 19,699 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gibson Place Utilities | Sumter | 9,770 | 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, “Florida Beef, PWSID FL6600273, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/florida-beef-fl6600273 (data as of October 1, 2026).