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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Gasparilla Island Water Assoc Placida · Charlotte County |
6,605 | 3 | 0 | |
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Orangewood Water System Holiday · Pasco County |
6,464 | 4 | 0 | |
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Floral City Water Assn Floral City · Citrus County |
5,917 | 5 | 1 | |
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Village of Indiantown Indiantown · Martin County |
5,847 | 6 | 3 | |
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Homosassa Special Water District Homosassa · Citrus County |
5,548 | 6 | 1 | |
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Moore Creek Mount Carmel Utilities Jay · Santa Rosa County |
4,875 | 1 | 0 | |
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Lake Panasoffkee Water Assn 2wps Lake Panasoffkee · Sumter County |
4,642 | 3 | 1 | |
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Royal Waterworks, INC Coral Springs · Broward County |
4,481 | 5 | 2 | |
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Taft Water Association Orlando · Orange County |
4,232 | 2 | 0 | |
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Fern Crest Utilities, Inc. Ft Lauderdale · Broward County |
3,750 | 7 | 2 | |
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Century, Town of Century · Escambia County |
3,490 | 3 | 1 | |
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Placid Lakes Utilities, INC Lake Placid · Highlands County |
3,307 | 6 | 1 | |
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Citrus Park RV Resort (bonita Terra) Bonita Springs · Lee County |
3,282 | 5 | 0 | |
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Fellsmere, City of Fellsmere · Indian River County |
3,208 | 6 | 0 | |
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Desoto Correctional Inst Arcadia · DeSoto County |
3,134 | 6 | 2 | |
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Spanish Lakes Fairways Fort Pierce · St. Lucie County |
3,120 | 6 | 1 | |
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Eastpoint Water ; Sewer Dist. Eastpoint · Franklin County |
3,085 | 3 | 2 | |
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Wauchula Hills Wtp (hardee County) Bowling Greeen · Hardee County |
3,038 | 6 | 1 | |
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Hilliard Wtp Hilliard · Nassau County |
3,036 | 5 | 1 | |
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Lowell Correctional Institution Annex Lowell · Marion County |
2,974 | 1 | 0 | |
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Bowling Green, City of Bowling Green · Hardee County |
2,940 | 6 | 2 | |
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Labrador (forest Lake Estates) Zephyrhills · Pasco County |
2,728 | 3 | 0 | |
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Marion Correctional Institution Lowell · Marion County |
2,700 | 1 | 0 | |
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Lake Placid, Town of Lake Placid · Highlands County |
2,671 | 5 | 2 | |
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Tomoka Heights Lake Placid · Highlands County |
2,656 | 5 | 1 | |
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St. Leo University St Leo · Pasco County |
2,501 | 5 | 0 | |
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Americana Village Miami · Miami-Dade County |
2,500 | 6 | 1 | |
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Northwest Florida Reception Center Chipley · Washington County |
2,500 | 4 | 2 | |
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Spanish Lakes Country Club Village Fort Pierce · St. Lucie County |
2,331 | 6 | 1 | |
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Howey in the Hills (2 Wps) Howey In The Hills · Lake County |
2,027 | 3 | 1 | |
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Sumter Correctional Institution Bushnell · Sumter County |
2,008 | 3 | 1 | |
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Hillsboro Beach, Town of Pompano Beach · Broward County |
2,000 | 5 | 2 | |
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Hardee Correctional Institute Bowling Green · Hardee County |
1,900 | 6 | 1 | |
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Hawthorne at Leesburg Leesburg · Lake County |
1,883 | 2 | 0 | |
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Lake Butler Wtp Lake Butler · Union County |
1,875 | 5 | 1 | |
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City of Paxton Paxton · Walton County |
1,578 | 1 | 0 | |
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Harbour Ridge Palm City · St. Lucie County |
1,573 | 7 | 2 | |
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Travelers Rest Resort INC San Antonio · Pasco County |
1,400 | 6 | 0 | |
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Fanning Springs WS Fanning Springs · Levy County |
1,310 | 3 | 1 | |
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Jackson Correctional Institution Malone · Jackson County |
1,307 | 1 | 0 | |
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Casa Verde Manufactured Home Community Tampa · Hillsborough County |
1,250 | 1 | 0 | |
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Scream-A-Geddon Dade City · Pasco County |
1,250 | 3 | 0 | |
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Timber Lake Estates Zephyrhills · Pasco County |
1,225 | 5 | 1 | |
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Crestridge Utilities Holiday · Pasco County |
1,209 | 5 | 0 | |
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Paradise Lakes Lutz · Pasco County |
1,173 | 5 | 1 | |
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Point O'woods Inverness · Citrus County |
1,168 | 4 | 1 | |
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Sailfish Point Stuart · Martin County |
1,145 | 5 | 1 | |
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Bronson Wtp Bronson · Levy County |
1,125 | 4 | 1 | |
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Grove , the Ft. Pierce · St. Lucie County |
1,125 | 6 | 2 | |
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Raprager Family Farm Odessa · Hillsborough County |
1,001 | 2 | 0 |
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.