Public water system · FL1370607
ActiveSilver Lake Recreation Area
At a glance
Silver Lake Recreation Area (PWSID FL1370607) is an active transient non-community water system in Leon County, Florida. It reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Silver Lake Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Leon County?
By EPA's size categories, Silver Lake Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Leon County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,767 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 236,457 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 Silver Lake Recreation Area 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 Silver Lake Recreation Area?
EPA lists Silver Lake Recreation Area 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. 22 of the 41 active systems in Leon County (54%) are also privately owned.
Does Silver Lake Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and April 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Silver Lake Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Silver Lake Recreation Area?
Silver Lake Recreation Area (PWSID FL1370607) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Silver Lake Recreation Area serve?
Silver Lake Recreation Area reports serving 25 people through 10 service connections in Leon County, Florida.
Where does Silver Lake Recreation Area 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 Silver Lake Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Silver Lake Recreation Area'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 April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Silver Lake Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Silver Lake Recreation Area 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 Leon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee, City of | Leon | 200,480 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bradfordville Regional W/S | Leon | 11,395 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Jackson Area Water System | Leon | 10,643 | Community | Groundwater |
| Meadows-at-Woodrun | Leon | 3,912 | Community | Groundwater |
| Leon Co. Regional System West | Leon | 2,130 | Community | Groundwater |
| Leon Co. Regional System East | Leon | 1,984 | 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, “Silver Lake Recreation Area, PWSID FL1370607, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/silver-lake-recreation-area-fl1370607 (data as of October 1, 2026).