What's in TAVARES WATER DEPARTMENT (4 WPS)'s water?
TAVARES WATER DEPARTMENT (4 WPS) has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 22,007 people through 9,881 service connections.
TAVARES WATER DEPARTMENT (4 WPS)'s record against the rest of the country
38 total violations and 9 health-based ones put TAVARES WATER DEPARTMENT (4 WPS) at the 84th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,123 of 12,903.
Against the FL average
Among the 482 FL systems in this dataset, the average is 4.5 health-based violations - TAVARES WATER DEPARTMENT (4 WPS)'s 9 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
TAVARES WATER DEPARTMENT (4 WPS)'s most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
TAVARES WATER DEPARTMENT (4 WPS)'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)
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 TAVARES WATER DEPARTMENT (4 WPS)'s record does not cover
Everything on this page is TAVARES WATER DEPARTMENT (4 WPS)'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 38 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.