Public water system · FL6581741
ActiveSun Outdoors Sarasota
At a glance
Sun Outdoors Sarasota (PWSID FL6581741) is an active community water system in Sarasota County, Florida. It reports serving 3,800 people through 1,519 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,800
Service connections
1,519
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sun Outdoors Sarasota compare with other water systems in Sarasota County?
By EPA's size categories, Sun Outdoors Sarasota is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Sarasota County has 81 active public water systems. Its population served is about 37% below the county average of 6,012 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 486,971 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Sun Outdoors Sarasota is about 43% below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Florida has 1,640 active community water systems, 32% 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 Sun Outdoors Sarasota?
EPA lists Sun Outdoors Sarasota 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. 70 of the 81 active systems in Sarasota County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Sun Outdoors Sarasota have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2020 and July 2020. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as unaddressed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
All 3 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.
Sun Outdoors Sarasota: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sun Outdoors Sarasota?
Sun Outdoors Sarasota (PWSID FL6581741) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Sun Outdoors Sarasota serve?
Sun Outdoors Sarasota reports serving 3,800 people through 1,519 service connections in Sarasota County, Florida.
Where does Sun Outdoors Sarasota 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 Sun Outdoors Sarasota have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Sun Outdoors Sarasota'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sun Outdoors Sarasota's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sun Outdoors Sarasota must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Sarasota County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarasota Co Special Util Dist | Sarasota | 272,267 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North Port Utilities | Sarasota | 61,163 | Community | Surface water |
| Sarasota-City of | Sarasota | 55,364 | Community | Groundwater |
| Englewood Water Dist | Sarasota | 38,265 | Community | Groundwater |
| Venice Water Dept City of | Sarasota | 31,358 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pluris-South Gate Utilities | Sarasota | 15,897 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Sun Outdoors Sarasota, PWSID FL6581741, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/sun-outdoors-sarasota-fl6581741 (data as of October 1, 2026).