We read 19 results from Charlotte County Utilities’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 5 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 171,067 people · Water system ID FL5084100 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross alpha (radioactivity)highest measured · range 0.8 to 2.4 · listed as a violation in the report · Peace River Authority supply · 2025 report, page 3 | 2.4 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 4 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 5 | 9.6 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal48x the health goal |
| PFOA (a PFAS)average · printed as .0052 ppb · sampled 2023 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 7 | 5.2 ppt | 0.007 ppt | 4 ppt from 2029 | Above the federal limit that takes effect in 20291.3x the 4 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029Not a violation yet: EPA's 4 ppt limit is final, but water systems don't have to meet it until 2029. |
| PFOS (a PFAS)average · printed as .0043 ppb · sampled 2023 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 7 | 4.3 ppt | 1 ppt | 4 ppt from 2029 | Above the federal limit that takes effect in 20291.1x the 4 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029Not a violation yet: EPA's 4 ppt limit is final, but water systems don't have to meet it until 2029. |
| Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · range 0.6 to 2.2 · listed as a violation in the report · Peace River Authority supply · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.9 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Bariumhighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Peace River Authority supply · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.009 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chloraminehighest running annual average · range 0.5 to 5.2 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 5 | 2.3 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.22 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 9.3 to 107 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 5 | 44 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 31.3 to 164 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 5 | 76 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluoridehighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Peace River Authority supply · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.27 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadienehighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Peace River Authority supply · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.08 ppb | 50 ppb | 50 ppb | Below the health goal |
| Nitrate (as N)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Peace River Authority supply · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.33 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Peace River Authority plant · 2025 report, page 6 | 0.16 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal limit |
| PFBA (a PFAS)average · range 5.4 to 9.6 · printed as .0075 ppb · sampled 2023 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 7 | 7.5 ppt | None set | None | No health limit |
| PFBS (a PFAS)average · range 4.6 to 6.7 · printed as .0055 ppb · sampled 2023 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 7 | 5.5 ppt | None set | None | No health limit |
| PFHxA (a PFAS)average · printed as .0039 ppb · sampled 2023 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 7 | 3.9 ppt | None set | None | No health limit |
| PFPeA (a PFAS)average · range 4 to 5.4 · printed as .0046 ppb · sampled 2023 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 7 | 4.6 ppt | None set | None | No health limit |
| Sodiumhighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Peace River Authority supply · 2025 report, page 3 | 46.5 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper. 1 number we weren’t sure about is held back until a person checks.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Charlotte County Utilities’s water between May 2023 and Nov 2023. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- PFOA5.2 pptFound in 1 of 3 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
- PFOS4.3 pptFound in 1 of 3 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
- PFBS6.7 pptFound in 3 of 3 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Radium and uranium
Found: Gross alpha (radioactivity), Radium (combined 226 + 228)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
Found: PFOA (a PFAS), PFOS (a PFAS), PFOA (EPA testing), PFOS (EPA testing)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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