Public water system · FL1650508
ActiveSt. Marks Powder, Inc..
At a glance
St. Marks Powder, Inc.. (PWSID FL1650508) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Wakulla County, Florida. It reports serving 350 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 1986.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
350
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does St. Marks Powder, Inc.. compare with other water systems in Wakulla County?
By EPA's size categories, St. Marks Powder, Inc.. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wakulla County has 11 active public water systems, and St. Marks Powder, Inc.. is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,807 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 30,881 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so St. Marks Powder, Inc.. is about 19% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Florida has 780 active non-transient non-community water systems, 15% 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 St. Marks Powder, Inc..?
EPA lists St. Marks Powder, Inc.. 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. 5 of the 11 active systems in Wakulla County (45%) are also privately owned.
Does St. Marks Powder, Inc.. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 1986. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
St. Marks Powder, Inc..: frequently asked questions
Who runs St. Marks Powder, Inc..?
St. Marks Powder, Inc.. (PWSID FL1650508) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does St. Marks Powder, Inc.. serve?
St. Marks Powder, Inc.. reports serving 350 people through 10 service connections in Wakulla County, Florida.
Where does St. Marks Powder, Inc.. 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 St. Marks Powder, Inc.. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 1986. 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 St. Marks Powder, Inc..'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 1986. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find St. Marks Powder, Inc..'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St. Marks Powder, Inc.. is a non-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 Wakulla County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sopchoppy | Wakulla | 12,998 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wakulla Regional (Aka Gulf Coast) | Wakulla | 10,637 | Community | Groundwater |
| Winco Utilities W/S | Wakulla | 3,153 | Community | Groundwater |
| Panacea Area Water System | Wakulla | 3,020 | Community | Groundwater |
| St. Marks, City of Water Sys. | Wakulla | 285 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wakulla Water System (Riversink) | Wakulla | 216 | 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, “St. Marks Powder, Inc.., PWSID FL1650508, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/st-marks-powder-inc-fl1650508 (data as of October 1, 2026).