Public water system · FL4134454
ActiveRancho Okeechobee
At a glance
Rancho Okeechobee (PWSID FL4134454) is an active transient non-community water system in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It reports serving 100 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rancho Okeechobee compare with other water systems in Miami-Dade County?
By EPA's size categories, Rancho Okeechobee is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Miami-Dade County has 172 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 19,337 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 3,326,006 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 Rancho Okeechobee is about 31% 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 Rancho Okeechobee?
EPA lists Rancho Okeechobee 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. 130 of the 172 active systems in Miami-Dade County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Rancho Okeechobee have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2005 and April 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2009-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2005-07-01 | 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.
Rancho Okeechobee: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rancho Okeechobee?
Rancho Okeechobee (PWSID FL4134454) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Rancho Okeechobee serve?
Rancho Okeechobee reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Where does Rancho Okeechobee 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 Rancho Okeechobee have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Rancho Okeechobee'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rancho Okeechobee's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rancho Okeechobee 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 Miami-Dade County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mdwasa - Main System | Miami-Dade | 2,377,460 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hialeah, City of | Miami-Dade | 238,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Miami Beach | Miami-Dade | 180,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Miami Beach, City of | Miami-Dade | 100,000 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| North Miami, City of | Miami-Dade | 89,349 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fkaa J. Robert Dean W.T.P. | Miami-Dade | 86,000 | 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, “Rancho Okeechobee, PWSID FL4134454, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/rancho-okeechobee-fl4134454 (data as of October 1, 2026).