Public Drinking Water Systems | Central District

Drinking Water Central District

Highlights

A public water system is one that provides potable water to 25 or more people for at least 60 days each year or serves 15 or more service connections. Public water systems may be publicly or privately owned and operated. There are 3 categories of public water systems.

· Community water systems provide water to residences and businesses that range in size from small mobile home courts to large city utilities. These systems have at least 15 service connections or regularly serve an average of at least 25 people. Examples are cities, subdivisions, mobile home communities and prisons.

· Transient non-community water systems serve mainly transient populations. Examples are facilities such as restaurants, motels, interstate rest stops, churches and camp grounds.

· Non-transient non-community water systems provide water to at least 25 of the same people for six or more months each year. Examples are facilities such as schools, child care centers, and businesses.

Very small water systems which provide water for public consumption, but which do not fall under the above definition, are regulated by the Department of Health and the county health departments.

Bottled water and water vending machines are regulated by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Safety. Digging of water wells, both public and private, and the quantities of water that may be extracted, are regulated by the Water Management Districts.

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