Public water system · FL6296153
ActiveTampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility
At a glance
Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility (PWSID FL6296153) is an active community water system in Hillsborough County, Florida. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility compare with other water systems in Hillsborough County?
By EPA's size categories, Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hillsborough County has 722 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,415 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,743,513 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 Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility is well 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 24 Florida systems (0.5%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility?
EPA lists Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility 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. 653 of the 722 active systems in Hillsborough County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2024 and June 2025. By type: 2 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 2 as unaddressed. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-02-01 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-02-01 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility?
Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility (PWSID FL6296153) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility serve?
Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Where does Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. 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 Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility's water quality report?
As a community water system, Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility 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 Hillsborough County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Tampa Water Department | Hillsborough | 733,886 | Community | Surface water |
| Hcwrd/South-Central | Hillsborough | 515,012 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Hcwrc/Northwest Utilities | Hillsborough | 208,982 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| University of South Florida | Hillsborough | 47,586 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Plant City Utility | Hillsborough | 41,601 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Temple Terrace Utility | Hillsborough | 31,250 | 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, “Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility, PWSID FL6296153, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/tampa-bay-seawater-desalination-facility-fl6296153 (data as of October 1, 2026).