Florida Water Report shows you what public records say about the drinking water in your area, for every community water system in the state and for private-well groundwater. We read each system’s measured contaminant levels against the federal legal limits and, where they exist, official health goals, and we report them plainly. No hype, no scare tactics, and a source on every page.
How we read the numbers
Two numbers matter for any contaminant, and we show both. The legal limit (the federal MCL) is the enforceable maximum a utility must stay under. A health goal, like the federal MCLG or California’s public health goal, is set purely on health, often below the legal limit and sometimes at zero. Health goals are useful context, not a pass-or-fail line.
Water at or under the legal limit meets federal safety standards, and a reading above a health goal is not the same as being unsafe. We show the limit, the health goal where an official one exists, and the actual reading, so you are neither falsely alarmed nor falsely reassured. That calibration is the whole point of this site.
Where the numbers come from
Everything here comes from public records, not our opinion:
- EPA SDWIS for system identity, source, population served, and violation history.
- EPA UCMR 5 for nationwide PFAS monitoring.
- Florida DEP for statewide chemical monitoring results.
- Consumer Confidence Reports, each utility’s own annual report to its customers.
- USGS Water Quality Portal for private-well groundwater samples.
We cite the source and the retrieval date on every page. We do not run our own lab samples for these pages, and we do not change the numbers. If a reading looks wrong, it is drawn straight from the record, and we would rather you check it than trust us.
What this can and can’t tell you
These records describe the water your utility delivers, measured before it reaches your home. They cannot tell you what your own plumbing, water heater, softener, or fixtures add after the water arrives, and they cannot describe a private well that no agency has sampled. The only way to know what is actually coming out of your tap is to test that tap.
The free water test
If you want your own numbers, we will test your tap at no cost and no obligation, and walk you through what the results mean, with no pressure. In the counties we serve directly, we do the test ourselves. Elsewhere, we connect you with an independent water professional. Either way the visit is free, and we do not sell your information.
Who publishes this
Florida Water Report is published by a Southwest Florida water-treatment company. Testing and treating water is what we do, and this site grew out of wanting Floridians to look up honest, sourced information without a sales pitch attached. The data pages stand on their own, whether or not you ever book a test.
Contact and corrections
Questions, a correction, or a data source we should add? Email contact@floridawaterreport.com. If you spot a number that looks off, tell us and we will check it against the record and fix it.
This site is informational and is not a substitute for testing your own water or for professional or medical advice.