Charlotte County is served by 18 community water systems, together delivering tap water to roughly 245,625 residents, each measured against federal legal limits from public EPA and Florida records.
Utilities in Charlotte County Utility People served Status
Charlotte County UtilitiesPort Charlotte 169,836 2 over limit City of Punta GordaPunta Gorda 36,302 1 over limit Burnt Store (Charlotte County Utilities)Punta Gorda 10,582 All under limits Town and Country UtilityPunta Gorda 7,332 All under limits Gasparilla Island Water Assoc. (Boca Grande)Placida 6,605 All under limits Charlotte Harbor Water Assn.Punta Gorda 4,722 All under limits Riverwood Community Del. Dist.Port Charlotte 2,243 All under limits Charlotte Correctional InstitutionPunta Gorda 1,779 1 over limit El Jobean Water AssociationEl Jobean 1,351 All under limits Little Gasparilla Water Utility INCPlacida 1,305 All under limits Bocilla Utilities, INC.Englewood 1,064 All under limits Tropical Palms MHPPunta Gorda 508 2 over limit Shell Creek ParkPunta Gorda 465 All under limits Paradise Park Condo. Assoc.Punta Gorda 450 2 over limit Knight Island Utilities, INC.Cape Haze 431 All under limits NHC UtilitiesPort Charlotte 401 All under limits North Charlotte Water WorksPunta Gorda 205 1 over limit Gator Wilderness Camp SchoolPunta Gorda 44 4 over limit Contaminants detected in the county Tap any contaminant for health info, limits, and the highest reading in the county.
Contaminant # of utilities People served
TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes)↗ 18 245,625 HAA5 (Haloacetic Acids)↗ 17 245,160 Sodium↗ 10 231,033 Nitrate (as N)↗ 9 223,061 Alpha emitters↗ 4 221,442 Barium↗ 6 213,294 Fluoride↗ 8 209,589 Combined Radium↗ 2 206,138 PFOA↗ 2 206,138 Chloramines↗ 2 176,441 Copper (tap, 90th pct) - Peace River Auth.↗ 1 169,836 Lead (tap, 90th pct) - Peace River Auth.↗ 1 169,836 PFOS↗ 1 169,836 Copper↗ 6 39,548 Arsenic↗ 3 36,796 Nickel↗ 3 36,796 Cyanide↗ 2 36,752 Copper (tap, 90th pct)↗ 3 21,909 Lead (tap, 90th pct)↗ 3 21,909 Chlorine↗ 2 15,304 Selenium↗ 3 5,216 Combined Radium (226+228)↗ 1 4,722 Gross Alpha emitters↗ 3 2,434 Nitrite (as N)↗ 2 2,229 Beryllium↗ 2 494 Dichloromethane↗ 2 494 Lead↗ 2 494 1,1-Dichloroethylene↗ 1 450 1,1,1-Trichloroethane↗ 1 450 1,1,2-Trichloroethane↗ 1 450 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (o-DCB)↗ 1 450 1,2-Dichloroethane↗ 1 450 1,2-Dichloropropane↗ 1 450 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene↗ 1 450 2,4-D↗ 1 450 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)↗ 1 450 Alachlor↗ 1 450 Antimony↗ 1 450 Atrazine↗ 1 450 Benzene↗ 1 450 Benzo(a)pyrene (PAH)↗ 1 450 Carbofuran↗ 1 450 Carbon tetrachloride↗ 1 450 Chlordane↗ 1 450 Chlorobenzene↗ 1 450 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene↗ 1 450 Dalapon↗ 1 450 Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate↗ 1 450 Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)↗ 1 450 Diquat↗ 1 450 Endothall↗ 1 450 Endrin↗ 1 450 Ethylbenzene↗ 1 450 Ethylene dibromide (EDB)↗ 1 450 Glyphosate↗ 1 450 Heptachlor↗ 1 450 Heptachlor epoxide↗ 1 450 Hexachlorobenzene↗ 1 450 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene↗ 1 450 Lindane↗ 1 450 Methoxychlor↗ 1 450 Oxamyl (Vydate)↗ 1 450 p-Dichlorobenzene (1,4-DCB)↗ 1 450 Pentachlorophenol↗ 1 450 Picloram↗ 1 450 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)↗ 1 450 Simazine↗ 1 450 Styrene↗ 1 450 Tetrachloroethylene↗ 1 450 Thallium↗ 1 450 Toluene↗ 1 450 Toxaphene↗ 1 450 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene↗ 1 450 Trichloroethylene↗ 1 450 Uranium↗ 1 450 Vinyl chloride↗ 1 450 Xylenes (total)↗ 1 450 Above the legal limit Contaminant # of utilities People served
TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes)↗ 1 450 Sodium↗ 1 44 PFOA↗ 2 206,138 PFOS↗ 1 169,836 Copper↗ 1 44 Gross Alpha emitters↗ 1 1,779 Data Sources EPA SDWIS Public water system identity, population and county for Charlotte County ret. 2026
FDEP Chemical monitoring results feeding each utility report ret. 2026
USGS WQP Groundwater chemistry from Charlotte County monitoring wells ret. 2026
Informational, from public EPA, Florida and USGS records. Utility figures describe the water each system delivers, not what your own plumbing adds; well figures describe typical county groundwater, not your specific well.