Public water system · FL2040159
ActiveMontgomery Center
At a glance
Montgomery Center (PWSID FL2040159) is an active transient non-community water system in Bradford County, Florida. It reports serving 70 people through 23 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 January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
23
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Montgomery Center compare with other water systems in Bradford County?
By EPA's size categories, Montgomery Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bradford County has 24 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 688 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 16,504 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 Montgomery Center is about half of 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 Montgomery Center?
EPA lists Montgomery Center 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. 18 of the 24 active systems in Bradford County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Montgomery Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between June 1991 and January 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 3 as resolved. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2006-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1997-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | 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.
Montgomery Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Montgomery Center?
Montgomery Center (PWSID FL2040159) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Montgomery Center serve?
Montgomery Center reports serving 70 people through 23 service connections in Bradford County, Florida.
Where does Montgomery Center 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 Montgomery Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Montgomery Center'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 January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Montgomery Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Montgomery Center 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 Bradford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Starke | Bradford | 6,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Florida State Prison | Bradford | 5,980 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Lawtey WTP | Bradford | 1,082 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Hampton WTP | Bradford | 458 | Community | Groundwater |
| Trinity Baptist Church | Bradford | 450 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Geneva Lake Estates | Bradford | 367 | 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, “Montgomery Center, PWSID FL2040159, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/montgomery-center-fl2040159 (data as of October 1, 2026).