Public water system · FL2454341
ActiveTropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market)
At a glance
Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) (PWSID FL2454341) is an active transient non-community water system in Nassau County, Florida. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) compare with other water systems in Nassau County?
By EPA's size categories, Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Nassau County has 53 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,242 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 65,831 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 Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) 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 Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market)?
EPA lists Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) 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. 37 of the 53 active systems in Nassau County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. The violations listed here began between June 1992 and October 2019. By type: 5 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market): frequently asked questions
Who runs Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market)?
Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) (PWSID FL2454341) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) serve?
Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Nassau County, Florida.
Where does Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) 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 Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. 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 Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market)'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market) 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 Nassau County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jea: Lofton Oaks Grid | Nassau | 24,318 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fernandina Beach WTP | Nassau | 21,925 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nassau-Amelia Utilities | Nassau | 9,750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hilliard WTP | Nassau | 3,036 | Community | Groundwater |
| Callahan WTP | Nassau | 1,730 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fdot Welcome Center | Nassau | 1,001 | Transient non-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, “Tropic Motel (Hedges Meat Market), PWSID FL2454341, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/tropic-motel-hedges-meat-market-fl2454341 (data as of October 1, 2026).