City of Punta Gorda

Substances measured

Over the legal limit

PFAS worth understanding

Population served

36,302

County

Charlotte

Disinfection

Chloramines

Overview

City of Punta Gorda is a public drinking-water system serving about 36,302 people in Charlotte County, Florida.

In its 2025 reporting, 14 contaminants were measured, and every one came in at or below the federal legal limit. The system also tested for 64 other regulated contaminants under the Safe Drinking Water Act, none of which were detected.

The parameters measured were TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes), HAA5 (Haloacetic Acids), Sodium, Alpha emitters, Combined Radium, Nitrate (as N), and 8 more. HAA5 (Haloacetic Acids) came closest to its legal limit, at 54% of it.

It serves Punta Gorda, Charlotte Park, Cleveland, and Solana.

It uses Shell Creek (surface) + groundwater reverse osmosis - DUAL source, multiple monitoring sites/LRAAs as its source, disinfected with chloramines. 1 PFAS compound is above the EPA limit that takes full effect in 2029 (detailed below).

Contaminants Detected

Health standards 14Aesthetic 2

Also tested for - not detected 90

PFAS · EPA UCMR5 monitoring

Of 30 PFAS “forever chemicals” tested under EPA’s UCMR5 program, 4 were detected (shown above) and 26 were not detected:

11Cl-PF3OUdS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, NEtFOSAA, NFDHA, NMeFOSAA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFEESA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFMBA, PFMPA, PFNA, PFOS, PFPeS, PFTA, PFTrDA, PFUnA, lithium

Regulated contaminants · Safe Drinking Water Act

Federally regulated contaminants that were not reported at detectable levels in this system’s most recent monitoring:

1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, 2,4,5-TP (Silvex), 2,4-D, Alachlor, Antimony, Asbestos, Atrazine, Benzene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Beryllium, Beta particle & photon emitters, Bromate, Cadmium, Carbofuran, Carbon tetrachloride, Chlordane, Chlorite, Chlorobenzene (monochlorobenzene), Chromium (total), Dalapon, Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate, Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, Dibromochloropropane (DBCP), Dichloromethane (methylene chloride), Dinoseb, Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD), Diquat, Endothall, Endrin, Ethylbenzene, Ethylene dibromide (EDB), Glyphosate, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Lindane, Mercury (inorganic), Methoxychlor, Nitrite, Oxamyl (Vydate), Pentachlorophenol, Picloram, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Selenium, Simazine, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Thallium, Toluene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Uranium, Vinyl chloride, Xylenes (total), cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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Data Sources

EPA SDWISSystem identity, source, population, ZIP mapping · PWS FL6080051ret. 2026

EPA UCMR 5PFAS measured occurrence (2023–25)ret. 2026

2025 CCRRegulated contaminants - the utility’s own reportret. 2026

FDEPFlorida drinking-water chemical monitoring - additional regulated analytesret. 2026

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