What was found in New Port Richey's water
The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.
| Contaminant | Level vs EPA limit | Suppliers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 2000 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 4901 µg/L — DIXIE GROVES ESTATES · 880 people · 2019 | 16/20 | SYR4 |
| Fluoride | 420 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 724 µg/L — NEW PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT · 33,000 people · 2017 | 16/20 | SYR4 |
| Nitrite | 218 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 460 µg/L — VIRGINIA CITY · 787 people · 2019 | 6/20 | SYR4 |
| Copper | 123.2 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017 | 17/20 | SYR4 |
| TTHM | 21.9 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 65.494 µg/L — HACIENDA VILLAGE MHP · 960 people · 2019 | 20/20 | SYR4 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 19.144 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 41.0875 µg/L — SEVEN SPRINGS · 32,834 people · 2019 | 20/20 | SYR4 |
| Barium | 14.2 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 32.1 µg/L — VIRGINIA CITY · 787 people · 2018 | 17/20 | SYR4 |
| Cyanide | 26 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017 | 5/20 | SYR4 |
| Toluene | 0.3500 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 18.22 µg/L — PCUD-NORTHEAST · 931 people · 2018 | 2/20 | SYR4 |
| Chromium | 6.815 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 13.625 µg/L — ORANGELAND SUBDIVISION · 186 people · 2018 | 11/20 | SYR4 |
| Selenium | 2.46 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 11.075 µg/L — PCUD-SUNBURST HILL · 507 people · 2018 | 12/20 | SYR4 |
| Arsenic | 1.76 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 6.85 µg/L — VIRGINIA CITY · 787 people · 2018 | 16/20 | SYR4 |
| Lead | 0.5000 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 4.8 µg/L — PCUD-SOUTHEAST #2 · 575 people · 2018 | 12/20 | SYR4 |
| Antimony, Total | 3.955 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Highest in the city: OSCEOLA MOBILE HOME PARK · 128 people · 2018 | 11/20 | SYR4 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U | 3 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Highest in the city: NEW PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT · 33,000 people · 2017 | 1/20 | SYR4 |
| Combined Uranium | 2.29609 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Highest in the city: ORANGELAND SUBDIVISION · 186 people · 2015 | 6/20 | SYR4 |
| Xylenes, Total | 2.24 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Highest in the city: PCUD-NORTHEAST · 931 people · 2018 | 1/20 | SYR4 |
| Chlordane | 1.1 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Highest in the city: ALOHA GARDENS UTILITIES · 8,136 people · 2019 | 1/20 | SYR4 |
| Dalapon | 0.9700 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Highest in the city: PCUD-NORTHEAST · 931 people · 2018 | 1/20 | SYR4 |
| Cadmium | 0.9000 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017 | 4/20 | SYR4 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 0.7000 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Highest in the city: PCUD-NORTHEAST · 931 people · 2018 | 2/20 | SYR4 |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | 0.5700 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2019 | 1/20 | SYR4 |
| Dichloromethane | 0.3685 µg/L 7.4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Highest in the city: SUMMERTREE · 2,850 people · 2015 | 1/20 | SYR4 |
| Beryllium, Total | 0.1000 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2017
Highest in the city: 0.3000 µg/L — PCUD-PASADENA SHORES (EAST PASCO) · 114 people · 2018 | 5/20 | SYR4 |
| Ethylbenzene | 0.3000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L Highest in the city: PCUD-NORTHEAST · 931 people · 2018 | 1/20 | SYR4 |
| Thallium, Total | 0.3000 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Highest in the city: ORANGELAND SUBDIVISION · 186 people · 2018 | 6/20 | SYR4 |
| Heptachlor Epoxide | 0.1700 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Highest in the city: ALOHA GARDENS UTILITIES · 8,136 people · 2019 | 2/20 | SYR4 |
| Mercury | 0.1000 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Highest in the city: PCUD-SUNBURST HILL · 507 people · 2018 | 2/20 | SYR4 |
| PFOS | 0.0081 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2024
Highest in the city: 0.0318 µg/L — ALOHA GARDENS UTILITIES · 8,136 people · 2023 | 3/20 | UCMR-5 |
| Lead | 0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2023
Highest in the city: 0.0183 mg/L — ORANGELAND SUBDIVISION · 186 people · 2024 | 20/20 | LCR |
| PFBS | 0.0087 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2024
Highest in the city: 0.0104 µg/L — ALOHA GARDENS UTILITIES · 8,136 people · 2023 | 2/20 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfpea | 0.0104 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2024 | 1/20 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfhxa | 0.0081 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2024 | 1/20 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfba | 0.0067 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2024 | 2/20 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfhpa | 0.0038 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS · 214,403 people · 2024 | 1/20 | UCMR-5 |
| PFHXS | 0.0037 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: ALOHA GARDENS UTILITIES · 8,136 people · 2023 | 1/20 | UCMR-5 |
Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is
well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the
limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there
means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a
running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the
system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a
violation.
Formal violations are listed separately.
These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide
average. A detection means the lab measured the
substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source
tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.
Water suppliers serving New Port Richey
| Supplier | Population served |
|---|---|
| PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS | 214,403 |
| NEW PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT | 33,000 |
| SEVEN SPRINGS | 32,834 |
| ALOHA GARDENS UTILITIES | 8,136 |
| SUMMERTREE | 2,850 |
| COLONIAL MANOR WATER SYSTEM | 1,794 |
| ANCLOTE VILLAGE | 1,257 |
| HACIENDA VILLAGE MHP | 960 |
| PCUD-NORTHEAST | 931 |
| DIXIE GROVES ESTATES | 880 |
| VIRGINIA CITY | 787 |
| PCUD-FLORIDA ESTATES (EAST PASCO) | 614 |
| PCUD-SOUTHEAST #2 | 575 |
| PCUD-SUNBURST HILL | 507 |
| PCUD-HICKORY HILL (EAST PASCO) | 372 |
| ORANGELAND SUBDIVISION | 186 |
| PCUD-PINE BREEZE (EAST PASCO) | 174 |
| OSCEOLA MOBILE HOME PARK | 128 |
| CARIBBEAN MOBILE HOME ESTATES | 124 |
| PCUD-PASADENA SHORES (EAST PASCO) | 114 |
Frequently asked questions about New Port Richey tap water
Is New Port Richey tap water safe to drink?
EPA testing detected 36 contaminants in the water serving New Port Richey. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.
How many water suppliers serve New Port Richey?
20 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for New Port Richey, Florida to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.
What contaminants are in New Port Richey's water?
The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in New Port Richey include Nitrate, Fluoride, Nitrite, Copper, TTHM. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.