Public water system · FL5264090
ActiveMary Lou'S Country Store
At a glance
Mary Lou'S Country Store (PWSID FL5264090) is an active transient non-community water system in Hendry County, Florida. It reports serving 800 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
800
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mary Lou'S Country Store compare with other water systems in Hendry County?
By EPA's size categories, Mary Lou'S Country Store is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Hendry County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is about 19% below the county average of 989 people per system, and accounts for 1.9% of the 41,535 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 Mary Lou'S Country Store is about 5.6 times 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 Mary Lou'S Country Store?
EPA lists Mary Lou'S Country Store 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. 36 of the 42 active systems in Hendry County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Mary Lou'S Country Store have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between October 1993 and July 2017. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Mary Lou'S Country Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mary Lou'S Country Store?
Mary Lou'S Country Store (PWSID FL5264090) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Mary Lou'S Country Store serve?
Mary Lou'S Country Store reports serving 800 people through 1 service connection in Hendry County, Florida.
Where does Mary Lou'S Country Store 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 Mary Lou'S Country Store have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. 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 Mary Lou'S Country Store'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mary Lou'S Country Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mary Lou'S Country Store 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 Hendry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Labelle | Hendry | 11,782 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clewiston, City of | Hendry | 9,643 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| City of Labelle | Hendry | 6,790 | Community | Groundwater |
| South Shore Water Assn., Inc.. | Hendry | 4,498 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mexican Store Norma'S | Hendry | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Handy Store # 85 | Hendry | 1,000 | Transient non-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, “Mary Lou'S Country Store, PWSID FL5264090, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/mary-lou-s-country-store-fl5264090 (data as of October 1, 2026).