Is SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC.'s water safe to drink?
SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC. has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 4,498 people get their water from it, across 1,799 connections.
SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC.'s record against the rest of the country
SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC. has 17 violations on record in total, 10 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,988th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 85th percentile nationally.
How SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC. compares within FL
FL's 482 covered systems average 4.5 health-based violations each; SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC. carries 10, more than typical for the state. 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 SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC. is from 2020-01-01 (health-based: 2007-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC.'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
This is what SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC. 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 17 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.