Public water system · FL6515197
ActiveJ B Starkey Wilderness Park
At a glance
J B Starkey Wilderness Park (PWSID FL6515197) is an active transient non-community water system in Pasco County, Florida. It reports serving 25 people through 24 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
24
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does J B Starkey Wilderness Park compare with other water systems in Pasco County?
By EPA's size categories, J B Starkey Wilderness Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pasco County has 211 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,960 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 413,624 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 J B Starkey Wilderness Park 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 J B Starkey Wilderness Park?
EPA lists J B Starkey Wilderness Park 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. 180 of the 211 active systems in Pasco County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does J B Starkey Wilderness Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between June 1992 and October 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
J B Starkey Wilderness Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs J B Starkey Wilderness Park?
J B Starkey Wilderness Park (PWSID FL6515197) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does J B Starkey Wilderness Park serve?
J B Starkey Wilderness Park reports serving 25 people through 24 service connections in Pasco County, Florida.
Where does J B Starkey Wilderness Park 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 J B Starkey Wilderness Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 J B Starkey Wilderness Park'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find J B Starkey Wilderness Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. J B Starkey Wilderness Park 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 Pasco County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pcud-Pasco County Regional Pws | Pasco | 214,403 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| New Port Richey Water Dept | Pasco | 33,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Seven Springs | Pasco | 32,834 | Community | Groundwater |
| Zephyrhills City of | Pasco | 29,117 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dade City Water Dept | Pasco | 15,561 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aloha Gardens Utilities | Pasco | 8,136 | 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, “J B Starkey Wilderness Park, PWSID FL6515197, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/j-b-starkey-wilderness-park-fl6515197 (data as of October 1, 2026).