Public water system · FL5364191
ActiveSouthern Fresh Farms
At a glance
Southern Fresh Farms (PWSID FL5364191) is an active transient non-community water system in Lee County, Florida. It reports serving 25 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Southern Fresh Farms compare with other water systems in Lee County?
By EPA's size categories, Southern Fresh Farms is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lee County has 80 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,130 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 730,406 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 Southern Fresh Farms 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 Southern Fresh Farms?
EPA lists Southern Fresh Farms 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. 60 of the 80 active systems in Lee County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Southern Fresh Farms have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and January 2026. By type: 3 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Southern Fresh Farms: frequently asked questions
Who runs Southern Fresh Farms?
Southern Fresh Farms (PWSID FL5364191) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Southern Fresh Farms serve?
Southern Fresh Farms reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Lee County, Florida.
Where does Southern Fresh Farms 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 Southern Fresh Farms have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Southern Fresh Farms' 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Southern Fresh Farms' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Southern Fresh Farms 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 Lee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Utilities | Lee | 282,556 | Community | Surface water |
| Cape Coral, City of | Lee | 172,693 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant | Lee | 92,219 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bonita Springs Utilities | Lee | 76,033 | Community | Groundwater |
| Florida Governmental Utility Authority | Lee | 32,296 | Community | Groundwater |
| Greater Pine Island Water Association | Lee | 15,725 | 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, “Southern Fresh Farms, PWSID FL5364191, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/southern-fresh-farms-fl5364191 (data as of October 1, 2026).