Public water system · FL2550866
ActiveJea: Palm Valley Ws
At a glance
Jea: Palm Valley Ws (PWSID FL2550866) is an active community water system in St. Johns County, Florida. It reports serving 965 people through 413 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
965
Service connections
413
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Jea: Palm Valley Ws compare with other water systems in St. Johns County?
By EPA's size categories, Jea: Palm Valley Ws is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). St. Johns County has 57 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,894 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 221,970 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 Jea: Palm Valley Ws is well below 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 87 Florida systems (1.7%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Jea: Palm Valley Ws?
EPA lists Jea: Palm Valley Ws 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. 45 of the 57 active systems in St. Johns County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Jea: Palm Valley Ws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. The violations listed here began between July 1988 and January 2010. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-02 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35 | Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1988-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Jea: Palm Valley Ws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Jea: Palm Valley Ws?
Jea: Palm Valley Ws (PWSID FL2550866) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Jea: Palm Valley Ws serve?
Jea: Palm Valley Ws reports serving 965 people through 413 service connections in St. Johns County, Florida.
Where does Jea: Palm Valley Ws get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Jea: Palm Valley Ws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. 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 Jea: Palm Valley Ws' 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Jea: Palm Valley Ws' water quality report?
As a community water system, Jea: Palm Valley Ws 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 St. Johns County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjcu-Cr214 Mainland WTP | St. Johns | 66,953 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sjcu-Northwest Utilities WTP | St. Johns | 48,040 | Community | Groundwater |
| St. Augustine Ws | St. Johns | 43,069 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sjcu-Ponte Vedra Ws | St. Johns | 15,565 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sjcu-Northeast Utilities Ws | St. Johns | 14,790 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Sjcu-Sawgrass Grid | St. Johns | 13,023 | 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, “Jea: Palm Valley Ws, PWSID FL2550866, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/jea-palm-valley-ws-fl2550866 (data as of October 1, 2026).