Public water system · FL5220209
ActiveOrtona Locks Campground-North
At a glance
Ortona Locks Campground-North (PWSID FL5220209) is an active transient non-community water system in Glades County, Florida. It reports serving 30 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ortona Locks Campground-North compare with other water systems in Glades County?
By EPA's size categories, Ortona Locks Campground-North is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Glades County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 539 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 8,077 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 Ortona Locks Campground-North is well below 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 Ortona Locks Campground-North?
EPA lists Ortona Locks Campground-North as owned by the federal government. 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. 2 of the 15 active systems in Glades County (13%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Ortona Locks Campground-North have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and September 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 6 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Ortona Locks Campground-North: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ortona Locks Campground-North?
Ortona Locks Campground-North (PWSID FL5220209) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Ortona Locks Campground-North serve?
Ortona Locks Campground-North reports serving 30 people through 4 service connections in Glades County, Florida.
Where does Ortona Locks Campground-North 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 Ortona Locks Campground-North have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Ortona Locks Campground-North'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ortona Locks Campground-North's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ortona Locks Campground-North 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 Glades County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Haven WTP | Glades | 3,735 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lakeport Water Association | Glades | 1,663 | Community | Groundwater |
| Granite Whisper Creek R.V. Resort Ll. | Glades | 880 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Glades Elementary School WTP | Glades | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Keais Leasing, Inc. | Glades | 290 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sabal Palm Rv Resort and Campground | Glades | 260 | 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, “Ortona Locks Campground-North, PWSID FL5220209, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/ortona-locks-campground-north-fl5220209 (data as of October 1, 2026).