CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT. had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 13,446 people get their water from it, across 4,959 connections.
How this compares nationally
25 total violations and 3 health-based ones put CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT. at the 61th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,976 of 12,903.
How CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT. compares within FL
CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.'s 3 health-based violations sit within the FL average of 4.5, across 482 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT. is from 2025-01-12 (health-based: 2022-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.'s flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.'s own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 25 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.