Public water system · FL4500560
ActiveOkeelanta Sugar Mill
At a glance
Okeelanta Sugar Mill (PWSID FL4500560) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Palm Beach County, Florida. It reports serving 620 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is 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 September 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
620
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Okeelanta Sugar Mill compare with other water systems in Palm Beach County?
By EPA's size categories, Okeelanta Sugar Mill is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Palm Beach County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 22,405 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,590,728 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Okeelanta Sugar Mill is about 44% above that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Florida has 780 active non-transient non-community water systems, 15% 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 Okeelanta Sugar Mill?
EPA lists Okeelanta Sugar Mill 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 71 active systems in Palm Beach County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Okeelanta Sugar Mill have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2007. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and September 2007. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Okeelanta Sugar Mill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Okeelanta Sugar Mill?
Okeelanta Sugar Mill (PWSID FL4500560) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Okeelanta Sugar Mill serve?
Okeelanta Sugar Mill reports serving 620 people through 10 service connections in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Where does Okeelanta Sugar Mill 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 Okeelanta Sugar Mill have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2007. 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 Okeelanta Sugar Mill'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Okeelanta Sugar Mill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Okeelanta Sugar Mill is a non-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 Palm Beach County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County Water Utilities | Palm Beach | 671,114 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Palm Beach WTP | Palm Beach | 132,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Boca Raton WTP | Palm Beach | 130,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boynton Beach Pws | Palm Beach | 112,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Seacoast Utilities Authority | Palm Beach | 97,552 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jupiter Public Water System,Town of | Palm Beach | 94,929 | 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, “Okeelanta Sugar Mill, PWSID FL4500560, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/okeelanta-sugar-mill-fl4500560 (data as of October 1, 2026).