Nitrate violations in Florida
938 active public water systems in Florida had a Nitrate violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Nitrate is and why it matters.
Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.
Systems with a Nitrate violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Countryside RV Park Lake Panasoffkee · Sumter County |
25 | 1 | 0 | |
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Pinellas County Utilities Clearwater · Pinellas County |
506,353 | 4 | 0 | |
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ST Petersburg, City of Odessa · Pinellas County |
349,979 | 4 | 0 | |
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Port ST Lucie Utilities Port St Lucie · St. Lucie County |
224,485 | 4 | 1 | |
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Collier County Regional Wtp Naples · Collier County |
216,993 | 4 | 0 | |
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Pcud-Pasco County Regional PWS New Port Richey · Pasco County |
214,403 | 3 | 1 | |
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Fort Lauderdale, City of Ft Lauderdale · Broward County |
185,163 | 5 | 2 | |
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North Miami Beach North Miami Beach · Miami-Dade County |
180,000 | 4 | 2 | |
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Cape Coral, City of Cape Coral · Lee County |
172,693 | 2 | 0 | |
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Hollywood, City of Hollywood · Broward County |
147,566 | 5 | 2 | |
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Hernando CO Utl-West Brooksville · Hernando County |
145,204 | 3 | 0 | |
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Clearwater Water System Clearwater · Pinellas County |
115,000 | 5 | 0 | |
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Martin CO Utilities Jensen Beach · Martin County |
104,105 | 3 | 1 | |
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North Miami, City of North Miami · Miami-Dade County |
89,349 | 5 | 2 | |
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Sunrise Springtree Sunrise · Broward County |
79,550 | 4 | 1 | |
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Bcwws 1a Lauderdale Lakes · Broward County |
75,305 | 2 | 0 | |
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Sunrise Sawgrass Sunrise · Broward County |
72,400 | 4 | 2 | |
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Tamarac (west), City of Tamarac · Broward County |
63,793 | 4 | 1 | |
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City of Margate Margate · Broward County |
62,254 | 5 | 2 | |
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Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority Fort Pierce · St. Lucie County |
58,000 | 4 | 1 | |
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Casselberry, City of (3 Wps) Casselberry · Seminole County |
54,747 | 2 | 1 | |
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Dunedin Water System Dunedin · Pinellas County |
46,161 | 4 | 0 | |
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Hallandale Beach, City of Hallandale Beach · Broward County |
40,000 | 6 | 4 | |
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Cooper City Cooper City · Broward County |
33,752 | 4 | 0 | |
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Dania Beach, City of Dania Beach · Broward County |
30,000 | 6 | 1 | |
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Citrus CO Utl/charles A. Black Lecanto · Citrus County |
29,218 | 3 | 0 | |
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Tarpon Springs Water System Tarpon Springs · Pinellas County |
28,875 | 3 | 0 | |
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Northwest Lakeland · Polk County |
28,082 | 4 | 1 | |
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Citrus Springs Pine Ridge Dunnellon · Citrus County |
26,781 | 4 | 2 | |
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Davie, Town Of, #3 ; #5 Davie/hollywood · Broward County |
26,000 | 5 | 2 | |
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Minneola Water Department (2 Wps) Minneola · Lake County |
20,605 | 3 | 0 | |
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Okeechobee Utility Authority Okeechobee · Okeechobee County |
20,000 | 5 | 1 | |
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Stuart, City of Water Plant Stuart · Martin County |
16,841 | 5 | 3 | |
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Dade City Water Dept Dade City · Pasco County |
15,561 | 4 | 1 | |
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Tequesta Pws, Village of Tequesta · Palm Beach County |
15,500 | 5 | 0 | |
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Sugarmill Woods S/d Homosassa · Citrus County |
13,935 | 5 | 0 | |
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Charlotte County Utilities / Burnt Store Punta Gorda · Charlotte County |
13,376 | 4 | 1 | |
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City of Holly Hill Holly Hill · Volusia County |
13,108 | 3 | 1 | |
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Ave Maria Utility Company, Lllp Ave Maria · Collier County |
11,982 | 5 | 2 | |
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R.c. Willis Wtp (city of Palatka) Palatka · Putnam County |
11,900 | 7 | 2 | |
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Brooksville City of Brooksville · Hernando County |
11,500 | 5 | 0 | |
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Sunrise Southwest Fort Lauderdale · Broward County |
10,750 | 4 | 1 | |
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Town of Orange Park Orange Park · Clay County |
8,668 | 5 | 2 | |
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Sun N Lakes of Sebring Water Sebring · Highlands County |
7,710 | 4 | 0 | |
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Madison Water Department Madison · Madison County |
7,350 | 5 | 2 | |
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Hudson Water Works Hudson · Pasco County |
7,169 | 4 | 0 | |
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Turtle Lakes (mad Hatter East) Land O' Lakes · Pasco County |
7,021 | 4 | 1 | |
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City of Green Cove Springs Wtp Green Cove Springs · Clay County |
7,000 | 2 | 0 | |
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City of Starke Starke · Bradford County |
6,800 | 4 | 0 | |
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City of Labelle Labelle · Hendry County |
6,790 | 5 | 1 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Nitrate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Nitrate alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Florida records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.