OCHOPEE, FL · Collier County

AMI KIDS BIG CYPRESS WILDERNESS INSITUTE Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of July 31, 2016. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.

If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Collier County, FL.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Florida’s official records. Always confirm current status with Florida before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID): FL5114133
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 50
Service connections: 5
Ownership: state government
Water source: groundwater (wells)

AMI KIDS BIG CYPRESS WILDERNESS INSITUTE is one of 3,067 community water systems in Florida in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 50 people from groundwater.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2016; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 10 entries between 2003 and 2015, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2015.

Of the 10, 2 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, the Total Coliform Rules, and the Lead and Copper Rule.

Violation history

Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)
—
Revised Total Coliform Rule
November 1, 2015 – November 30, 2015
Resolved
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
TTHM
October 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
TTHM
April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
TTHM
January 1, 2006 – March 31, 2006
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
TTHM
October 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
TTHM
July 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
TTHM
April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-based
TTHM
January 1, 2005 – March 31, 2005
Archived
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R
—
Lead and Copper Rule
June 1, 2003 – July 31, 2016
Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
November 1, 2015 – November 30, 2015	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	—	Resolved
October 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	TTHM	Health-based	Archived
April 1, 2006 – June 30, 2006	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	TTHM	Health-based	Archived
January 1, 2006 – March 31, 2006	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	TTHM	Health-based	Archived
October 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	TTHM	Health-based	Archived
July 1, 2005 – September 30, 2005	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	TTHM	Health-based	Archived
April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	TTHM	Health-based	Archived
April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Health-based	Archived
January 1, 2005 – March 31, 2005	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	TTHM	Health-based	Archived
June 1, 2003 – July 31, 2016	Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	—	Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

January 5, 2016State Public Notification received1 linked violation
December 31, 2015State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
December 23, 2015State Compliance achieved1 linked violation
October 24, 2006Federal Final Administrative Order issued8 linked violations
October 24, 2006Federal Public Notification requested8 linked violations
October 1, 2006State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
October 1, 2006State Public Notification received1 linked violation
August 18, 2006Federal issued Formal Notice of Violation5 linked violations
April 1, 2006State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
April 1, 2006State Public Notification received1 linked violation
January 1, 2006State Public Notification received1 linked violation
January 1, 2006State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
October 1, 2005State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
March 8, 2005State Public Notification requested1 linked violation
August 13, 2004State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

PAM VACCARO

239-850-2273

OCHOPEE, FL 34141-1000