Public water system · FL1304045
ActiveHamilton'S General Store
At a glance
Hamilton'S General Store (PWSID FL1304045) is an active transient non-community water system in Holmes County, Florida. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Hamilton'S General Store compare with other water systems in Holmes County?
By EPA's size categories, Hamilton'S General Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Holmes County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 293 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 6,447 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 Hamilton'S General Store is well 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 Hamilton'S General Store?
EPA lists Hamilton'S General Store 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. 15 of the 22 active systems in Holmes County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Hamilton'S General Store have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and April 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Hamilton'S General Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hamilton'S General Store?
Hamilton'S General Store (PWSID FL1304045) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Hamilton'S General Store serve?
Hamilton'S General Store reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Holmes County, Florida.
Where does Hamilton'S General Store 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 Hamilton'S General Store have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Hamilton'S General Store'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hamilton'S General Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Hamilton'S General Store 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 Holmes County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonifay, City of W/S | Holmes | 2,759 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ponce De Leon, Town of | Holmes | 850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bethlehem High School | Holmes | 491 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Poplar Springs High School | Holmes | 400 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Esto, Town of | Holmes | 360 | Community | Groundwater |
| Northwest Florida Water System, Inc.. | Holmes | 312 | 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, “Hamilton'S General Store, PWSID FL1304045, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/hamilton-s-general-store-fl1304045 (data as of October 1, 2026).