Limited Use Water Systems
All limited-use commercial and community water system installations require a permit from the Florida Department of Health in Hernando County (DOH-Hernando).
Limited use public water systems include water systems that serve the following:
- Two (2) or more rental residences or five (5) or more non-rental residences, but no more that fourteen (14) service connections and no more than twenty-four (24) persons
- An establishment that serves any number of persons for less than sixty (60) days per year, or no more than twenty-four (24) persons for any number of days per year, or
- An establishment that serves any number of persons for any number of days per year provided that the system serves no more than twenty-four (24) of the same persons for six (6) or more months per year and there is no oral consumption of the water by the transient population. Oral consumption includes consumption of the water through water fountains, cups, water-based beverages, dishwashing, and water used in food preparation. Oral consumption does not include industrial food or beverage processing.
DOH-Hernando does not regulate or sample private wells.
For more information, contact:
Kiana Ramos: 352-540-6800, Ext. 82144
Daniel Santerre: 352-540-6800, Ext. 82158