Ocala Palms
Overview
Ocala Palms is a consecutive water system in Marion County, Florida. It does not treat its own water; it purchases finished, already-treated drinking water from a larger utility and delivers it to about 2,015 people.
TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes) was detected in this system’s water. EPA states its health effects: may increase the risk of cancer; liver, kidney, or central nervous system effects.
HAA5 (Haloacetic Acids) was detected in this system’s water. EPA states its health effects: may increase the risk of cancer.
It serves Ocala.
Contaminants Detected
Not detected, or not looked for 72
Regulated contaminants · no result on record
Federally regulated contaminants with no reading on record for this system. A missing reading can mean the sample came back clean, or that nobody was required to take one. The published data does not say which, and smaller systems monitor many of these only once every few years:
What was found in the pipes
Ocala Palms took 24 bacteria samples from its distribution system in 2023. One came back positive.
| Date sampled | Found |
|---|---|
| November 6, 2023 | total coliform |
From FDEP’s microbiological report, 2023. These are samples taken from the distribution system, the water in the pipes on the way to you, and not untreated source water. A positive sample is normally followed by repeat samples, and where those come back clean no violation is recorded, which is why findings like these do not appear in a compliance history.
How this plant treats the water
FDEP records no treatment at this system. It buys finished water from a larger utility, so whatever was done to the water was done before it arrived.
From FDEP’s treatment facility report, 2023. It lists what each plant is equipped to do, which is not the same as what any single process removes on a given day, and treatment happens before the water reaches your service line or your own plumbing.
What happened when this system broke the rules
Measurements are only half the record. These are Ocala Palms’s violations of the drinking-water rules as recorded by EPA, 2025, and what followed them.
A system in violation keeps operating, because cutting off a community’s water is not a remedy anyone wants. That is the point worth understanding: the enforcement record and the water are two different things, and only one of them appears in the annual report you are mailed. What that looks like statewide →
The Solution
Get your water tested
We measure what is actually coming out of your taps - hardness, iron, pH, TDS, PFAS, and whatever your own plumbing adds - the things a utility report can never show.
See your real results
We walk you through exactly what is there and what it affects: your skin, your pipes, your appliances, and the taste. Measured at your tap, not at the plant.
Get recommendations
Based on your results, we recommend the treatment that fits your water - a softener, reverse osmosis, or whole-home filtration - and nothing you do not need.
Data Sources
These figures describe the water your utility delivers, drawn from public federal and state records - not our own lab samples, and not what your home’s plumbing adds after the water arrives. Informational; not a substitute for testing your own tap.