City of Margate, FL Water Quality
City of Margate: EPA violation history, explained
City of Margate's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 62,254, over 16,873 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, City of Margate ranks 9,649th by violation burden (25th percentile) - 43 violations total, 0 health-based.
Against the FL average
FL's 482 covered systems average 4.5 health-based violations each; City of Margate carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
City of Margate's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What City of Margate's record does not cover
This is what City of Margate reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and City of Margate's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 9,649th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.