Public water system · FL6535695
ActivePolk Environmental Education Center
At a glance
Polk Environmental Education Center (PWSID FL6535695) is an active transient non-community water system in Polk County, Florida. It reports serving 200 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Polk Environmental Education Center compare with other water systems in Polk County?
By EPA's size categories, Polk Environmental Education Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Polk County has 401 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,677 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 672,540 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 Polk Environmental Education Center is about 39% above 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 Polk Environmental Education Center?
EPA lists Polk Environmental Education Center as owned by a local 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. 46 of the 401 active systems in Polk County (11%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Polk Environmental Education Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2009 and July 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Polk Environmental Education Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Polk Environmental Education Center?
Polk Environmental Education Center (PWSID FL6535695) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Polk Environmental Education Center serve?
Polk Environmental Education Center reports serving 200 people through 4 service connections in Polk County, Florida.
Where does Polk Environmental Education 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 Polk Environmental Education Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Polk Environmental Education 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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Polk Environmental Education Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Polk Environmental Education 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 Polk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland, City of | Polk | 193,297 | Community | Groundwater |
| Winter Haven Water Department | Polk | 87,537 | Community | Groundwater |
| Northeast | Polk | 60,557 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southwest/Polk County Utility | Polk | 39,209 | Community | Groundwater |
| Auburndale, City of | Polk | 35,239 | Community | Groundwater |
| Haines City, City of | Polk | 30,545 | 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, “Polk Environmental Education Center, PWSID FL6535695, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/polk-environmental-education-center-fl6535695 (data as of October 1, 2026).