Ocala Garden Apartments

PWSID: FL3421554

1 active violation (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 72% of water systems in Missouri.

Violation trend: 1.8 per year over the last 5 years, up from 0.8 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served65
Service Connections26
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerPublic/Private
StatusActive
CityDes Peres
EPA ZIP on File63131

Areas Served

  • Ocala, Marion County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0032 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0014 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7000Other2004-07-01Open

Violation History (14 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
3014MR2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2023-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2017-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2017-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2017-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2017-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Ocala Garden Apartments is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 65 in Des Peres, Missouri. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.