Drinking water stations with addresses in Okeechobee and their reported violations in the past:
ANCIENT OAKS RV RESORT (Population served: 745, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-16-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (2 times from FEB-23-2006 to MAY-16-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (SEP-19-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (SEP-19-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-23-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (SEP-19-2005)
- 8 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
BLUE CYPRESS GOLF & RV PARK (Population served: 418, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-16-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1997, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- One routine major monitoring violation
ECKERD FAMILY YOUTH ALTERNATIV (Population served: 350, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-08-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-23-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-08-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-23-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
BLUE HERON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (JUN-09-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (JUN-09-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-22-2006), St BCA signed (JUN-09-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-22-2006), St BCA signed (JUN-09-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-16-2006), St BCA signed (JUN-09-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-16-2006), St BCA signed (JUN-09-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- One routine major monitoring violation
PRIMROSE R.V. PARK (Population served: 104, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
OKEECHOBEE LIVESTOCK MARKET (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
KNOT'S LANDING (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
LOG HARBOR CONDOMINIUMS (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Okeechobee that have no violations reported:
- LAKE DENTON CAMP (Population served: 137, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OKEECHOBEE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- VFW POST 4423 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  19.0% | | Whole state: |  12.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 9.7% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Okeechobee compared to Florida state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Okeechobee (2007 data):
- Seacoast National Bank: Okeechobee Big Lake Branch, North Parrott Branch, Operations Center Branch. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $2,388.2 mil, Deposits: $1,891.0 mil, headquarters in Stuart, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Seacoast Banking Corporation Of Florida
- Bank of America, National Association: Main Okeechobee Branch at 205 North Parrott Avenue, branch established on 1943-11-20; South Okeechobee Branch at 3261 South U.S. Highway 441, branch established on 1980-10-06. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- SunTrust Bank: Okeechobee Branch at 815 South Parrott Avenue, branch established on 1974-05-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- First Bank and Trust Company of Indiantown: The Okeechobee Branch at 205 East North Park Street, branch established on 1999-08-02. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $82.5 mil, Deposits: $75.0 mil, headquarters in Indiantown, FL, positive income, 5 total offices
- Harbor Federal Savings Bank: 2801 Highway 441 South Branch at 2801 Highway 441 South, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,373.1 mil, Deposits: $2,276.0 mil, headquarters in Fort Pierce, FL, positive income, 39 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
- Regions Bank: Okeechobee Branch at 305 East North Park Street, branch established on 1980-11-18. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Riverside National Bank of Florida: Heartland Branch at 1506 S Parrott Ave, branch established on 2000-01-03. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $4,381.6 mil, Deposits: $2,617.0 mil, headquarters in Fort Pierce, FL, positive income, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Riverside Banking Company
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $61,864 | $39,072 | 2 | $939 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $17,836 | $30,576 | 5 | $2,210 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,438 | $26,628 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $638 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $21,016 | $31,524 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $2,011 | $24,132 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
11 | $32,894 | $35,884 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $12,104 | $24,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
54 | $152,163 | $33,814 | 8 | $3,787 |
Okeechobee government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Police Protection: $599,000
Regular Highways: $291,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,410,000
Fire Protection: $723,000
Regular Highways: $473,000
Financial Administration: $360,000
General Public Buildings: $241,000
Solid Waste Management: $209,000
Central Staff Services: $178,000
General - Other: $140,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $39,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $4,744,000
Total Federal Securities: $1,945,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,060,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $473,000
Benefit Payments: $200,000
Local Employee Contribution: $165,000
From Other Government: $145,000
From Local Government: $76,000
Withdrawals: $75,000
Other Investments - Other: $46,000
Interest Revenue: $-1,188,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $265,000
General Revenue, NEC: $40,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $395,000
Fire Protection: $45,000
Financial Administration: $22,000
Regular Highways: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,732,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $951,000
End of Fiscal Year: $760,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $436,000
All Other: $49,000
- Tax - Property: $1,068,000
Public Utilities: $777,000
Other Selective Sales: $611,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $403,000
NEC: $144,000
Total General Sales: $88,000
Tobacco Sales: $0
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,616,000
8.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,437 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.89% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,666 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.04% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Okeechobee:
- WOKC (1570 AM; 1 kW; OKEECHOBEE, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY LLC)
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
- WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WAFC (590 AM; 5 kW; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
- WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Okeechobee:
- W218BB (91.5 FM; OKEECHOBEE, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WLDI (95.5 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKGR (98.7 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
- WCNO (89.9 FM; PALM CITY, FL; Owner: NATIONAL CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Okeechobee:
- WPBF (Channel 25; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: WPBF-TV COMPANY)
- WTVX (Channel 34; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: C-34 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- WTCE (Channel 21; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS B/CNG, INC.)
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