Public water system · FL6588084
ActiveWest Marine
At a glance
West Marine (PWSID FL6588084) is an active transient non-community water system in Sarasota County, Florida. It reports serving 27 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
27
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does West Marine compare with other water systems in Sarasota County?
By EPA's size categories, West Marine is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sarasota County has 81 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,012 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so West Marine 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 West Marine?
EPA lists West Marine 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 West Marine have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2005. The violations listed here began between April 2005 and June 2005. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 2 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.
West Marine: frequently asked questions
Who runs West Marine?
West Marine (PWSID FL6588084) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does West Marine serve?
West Marine reports serving 27 people through 1 service connection in Sarasota County, Florida.
Where does West Marine 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 West Marine have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2005. 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 West Marine'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find West Marine's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. West Marine 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 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, “West Marine, PWSID FL6588084, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/west-marine-fl6588084 (data as of October 1, 2026).