Public water system · FL6250329
ActiveWauchula City Water Department
At a glance
Wauchula City Water Department (PWSID FL6250329) is an active community water system in Hardee County, Florida. It reports serving 5,000 people through 2,421 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
5,000
Service connections
2,421
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Wauchula City Water Department compare with other water systems in Hardee County?
By EPA's size categories, Wauchula City Water Department is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Hardee County has 34 active public water systems, and Wauchula City Water Department is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 9.7 times the county average of 515 people per system, and accounts for 29% of the 17,518 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 Wauchula City Water Department is about 25% 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 Wauchula City Water Department?
EPA lists Wauchula City Water Department as owned by a local government. 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 34 active systems in Hardee County (15%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Wauchula City Water Department have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1985 and December 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2022-02-01 | ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1985-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | 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.
Wauchula City Water Department: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wauchula City Water Department?
Wauchula City Water Department (PWSID FL6250329) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Wauchula City Water Department serve?
Wauchula City Water Department reports serving 5,000 people through 2,421 service connections in Hardee County, Florida.
Where does Wauchula City Water Department 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 Wauchula City Water Department have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Wauchula City Water Department'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Wauchula City Water Department's water quality report?
As a community water system, Wauchula City Water Department 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 Hardee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wauchula Hills WTP (Hardee County) | Hardee | 3,038 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bowling Green, City of | Hardee | 2,940 | Community | Groundwater |
| Zolfo Springs WTP | Hardee | 2,062 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hardee Correctional Institute | Hardee | 1,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brookside Bluff Rv Park | Hardee | 300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pine Cone MHP | Hardee | 250 | 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, “Wauchula City Water Department, PWSID FL6250329, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/wauchula-city-water-department-fl6250329 (data as of October 1, 2026).