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Las Colinas Water Plant

At a glance

Las Colinas Water Plant (PWSID FL3354944) is an active community water system in Lake County, Florida. It reports serving 260 people through 173 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025.

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

Population served

260

Service connections

173

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDFL3354944
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served260
Service connections173
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePublic/private partnership
Primacy agencyFL state drinking water program
City servedHowey-in-the-Hills
StateFlorida
ZIP—
CountyLake County

How does Las Colinas Water Plant compare with other water systems in Lake County?

By EPA's size categories, Las Colinas Water Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lake County has 275 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,569 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 431,494 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 Las Colinas Water Plant 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 Las Colinas Water Plant?

EPA lists Las Colinas Water Plant as under public/private ownership. 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. 36 of the 275 active systems in Lake County (13%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Las Colinas Water Plant have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2003 and February 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as unaddressed and 2 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-02-01ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4GLead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200NoUnaddressed
2025-02-01Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2ELead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200YesUnaddressed
2019-01-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2005-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2003-06-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoUnaddressed

All 5 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.

Las Colinas Water Plant: frequently asked questions

Who runs Las Colinas Water Plant?

Las Colinas Water Plant (PWSID FL3354944) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.

How many people does Las Colinas Water Plant serve?

Las Colinas Water Plant reports serving 260 people through 173 service connections in Lake County, Florida.

Where does Las Colinas Water Plant 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 Las Colinas Water Plant have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Las Colinas Water Plant'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Las Colinas Water Plant's water quality report?

As a community water system, Las Colinas Water Plant 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 Lake County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Leesburg, City ofLake46,921CommunityGroundwater
Eustis, City of (4 Wtps)Lake39,721CommunityGroundwater
Mount Dora, City of (2wps)Lake39,710CommunityGroundwater
Clermont East Water System (2 Wps)Lake39,279CommunityGroundwater
Lake Utility Services Inc. North (8 Wps)Lake24,798CommunityGroundwater
Groveland Water DepartmentLake23,628CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Las Colinas Water Plant, PWSID FL3354944, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/las-colinas-water-plant-fl3354944 (data as of October 1, 2026).