Public water system · FL6412448
ActiveFlorida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant
At a glance
Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant (PWSID FL6412448) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Manatee County, Florida. It reports serving 101 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
101
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant compare with other water systems in Manatee County?
By EPA's size categories, Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Manatee County has 52 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 8,369 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 435,178 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 Power ; Light-Manatee Plant 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 Power ; Light-Manatee Plant?
EPA lists Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant 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. 43 of the 52 active systems in Manatee County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2005 and April 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 5 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 Power ; Light-Manatee Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant?
Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant (PWSID FL6412448) 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 Power ; Light-Manatee Plant serve?
Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant reports serving 101 people through 8 service connections in Manatee County, Florida.
Where does Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant 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 Power ; Light-Manatee Plant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Power ; Light-Manatee Plant'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Florida Power ; Light-Manatee Plant 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 Manatee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manatee County Utilities Dept | Manatee | 347,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Bradenton City of | Manatee | 58,584 | Community | Surface water |
| City of Palmetto Water Dept. | Manatee | 13,446 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Town of Longboat Key | Manatee | 7,098 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Freedom Factory North Well | Manatee | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Heather Hills Estates | Manatee | 700 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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 Power ; Light-Manatee Plant, PWSID FL6412448, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/florida-power-light-manatee-plant-fl6412448 (data as of October 1, 2026).