Villages of Lake-Sumter - Wtps 1, 3, ; 5 water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · Florida · Affiliate disclosure

We read 12 results from Villages of Lake-Sumter - Wtps 1, 3, ; 5’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 4 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 18,675 people · Water system ID FL3350942 · 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.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Arsenichighest measured · range 0.7 to 0.8 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 20.8 ppb0.004 ppb10 ppbAbove the health goal200x the health goal
Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 20.5 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Above the health goal1.7x the health goal
Gross alpha (radioactivity)highest measured · range 1.7 to 3.3 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 23.3 pCi/L0 pCi/L15 pCi/LAbove the health goalThe health goal is zero
Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 20.6 ppb0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Above the health goal3x the health goal
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.007 to 0.008 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 20.008 ppm2 ppm2 ppmBelow the health goal
Chlorinehighest running annual average · range 0.9 to 1.8 · 2025 report, page 21.4 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 2.3 to 2.7 · 2025 report, page 22.7 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 1.9 to 3.7 · 2025 report, page 23.7 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Fluoridehighest measured · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 20.14 ppm1 ppm4 ppmBelow the health goal
Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range 2 to 2.3 · 2025 report, page 22.3 ppm10 ppm10 ppmBelow the health goal
Hardnesssingle sample · 2025 report, page 29.65 gpg (165 ppm)——Hard
Sodiumhighest measured · range 7.5 to 11 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 211 ppmNone setNoneNo 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.

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Villages of Lake-Sumter - Wtps 1, 3, ; 5’s water between Mar 2023 and Sep 2023. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • PFOA7.3 pptFound in 5 of 6 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
  • PFOS8.3 pptFound in 5 of 6 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
  • PFHxS4.8 pptFound in 5 of 6 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
  • PFBS10.8 pptFound in 6 of 6 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.

Arsenic

Found: Arsenic

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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Lead

Found: Copper, Lead

What removes it: Reverse osmosis or Certified carbon block or RO.

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Radium and uranium

Found: Gross alpha (radioactivity)

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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PFAS ("forever chemicals")

Found: PFOA (EPA testing), PFOS (EPA testing)

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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