Public water system · FL4130645

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Homestead, City of

At a glance

City of Homestead (PWSID FL4130645) is an active community water system in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It reports serving 80,000 people through 37,822 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 December 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

80,000

Service connections

37,822

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDFL4130645

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served80,000

Service connections37,822

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyFL state drinking water program

City servedHomestead

StateFlorida

ZIP—

CountyMiami-Dade County

How does City of Homestead compare with other water systems in Miami-Dade County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Homestead is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Miami-Dade County has 172 active public water systems. Its population served is about 4.1 times the county average of 19,337 people per system, and accounts for 2.4% of the 3,326,006 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 Homestead is about 12 times 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 Homestead?

EPA lists City of Homestead 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. 29 of the 172 active systems in Miami-Dade County (17%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Homestead have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between May 2023 and December 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 5 as resolved. 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
2024-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2024-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2024-09-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Archived
2023-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-11-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2023-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Archived
2023-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Archived
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Archived
2023-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Archived
2023-05-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2023-05-01	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 Homestead: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Homestead?

City of Homestead (PWSID FL4130645) 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 Homestead serve?

City of Homestead reports serving 80,000 people through 37,822 service connections in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Where does City of Homestead 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 Homestead 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 December 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 City of Homestead'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 December 2024. 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 Homestead's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Homestead 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 Miami-Dade County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Mdwasa - Main System	Miami-Dade	2,377,460	Community	Groundwater
Hialeah, City of	Miami-Dade	238,000	Community	Groundwater
North Miami Beach	Miami-Dade	180,000	Community	Groundwater
Miami Beach, City of	Miami-Dade	100,000	Community	Purchased groundwater
North Miami, City of	Miami-Dade	89,349	Community	Groundwater
Fkaa J. Robert Dean W.T.P.	Miami-Dade	86,000	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, “Homestead, City of, PWSID FL4130645, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/homestead-city-of-fl4130645 (data as of October 1, 2026).