Public water system · FL6280158
ActiveLake Bonnet Village
At a glance
Lake Bonnet Village (PWSID FL6280158) is an active community water system in Highlands County, Florida. It reports serving 400 people through 344 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
344
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lake Bonnet Village compare with other water systems in Highlands County?
By EPA's size categories, Lake Bonnet Village is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Highlands County has 72 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,408 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 101,392 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 Lake Bonnet Village 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. 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 Lake Bonnet Village?
EPA lists Lake Bonnet Village 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. 62 of the 72 active systems in Highlands County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Lake Bonnet Village have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between August 1985 and July 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and Mercury. EPA lists 9 as archived, 1 as unaddressed and 1 as addressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2013-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2010-07-02 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35 | Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600 | No | Addressed |
| 1985-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Archived |
| 1985-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1985-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Archived |
| 1985-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Archived |
| 1985-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Archived |
| 1985-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Archived |
| 1985-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Archived |
| 1985-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Lake Bonnet Village: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lake Bonnet Village?
Lake Bonnet Village (PWSID FL6280158) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Lake Bonnet Village serve?
Lake Bonnet Village reports serving 400 people through 344 service connections in Highlands County, Florida.
Where does Lake Bonnet Village 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 Lake Bonnet Village have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Lake Bonnet Village'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 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lake Bonnet Village's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lake Bonnet Village 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 Highlands County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring Water ; Sewer System | Highlands | 46,295 | Community | Groundwater |
| Avon Park, City of | Highlands | 19,361 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sun N Lakes of Sebring Water | Highlands | 7,710 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spring Lake Improvement Distirct | Highlands | 4,098 | Community | Groundwater |
| Placid Lakes Utilities, Inc. | Highlands | 3,307 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tomoka Heights | Highlands | 2,699 | 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, “Lake Bonnet Village, PWSID FL6280158, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/lake-bonnet-village-fl6280158 (data as of October 1, 2026).