Is Tarpon Springs Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Pinellas

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-07-01 → 2000-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-07-01 → 2000-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1999-06-01 → 1999-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1999-06-01 → 1999-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1999-06-01 → 1999-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1999-06-01 → 1999-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0105 µg/L	4/6	2023
PFBS	0.0146 µg/L	4/6	2023
Pfhpa	0.0044 µg/L	4/6	2023
Pfhxa	0.0070 µg/L	4/6	2023
PFHXS	0.0091 µg/L	4/6	2023
PFOA	0.0105 µg/L	4/6	2023
PFOS	0.0369 µg/L	4/6	2023
Pfpea	0.0102 µg/L	4/6	2023

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	47.84 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 75.7 µg/L	133/133	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	37.25 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 49.9 µg/L	131/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	643.6 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2000 µg/L	49/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2900 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3500 µg/L	48/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	28.31 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 59.6 µg/L	27/33	SYR4	2012–2016
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Arsenic	4.84 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	26.7 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 28 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2012–2017
Chromium	6.34 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	13/15	SYR4	2012–2017
Selenium	12.2 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	13/15	SYR4	2012–2017
Copper	18.765 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 19.7 µg/L	12/15	SYR4	2012–2017
Antimony, Total	1.9 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	6/15	SYR4	2012–2017
Thallium, Total	0.5850 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6000 µg/L	4/17	SYR4	2012–2017
Nitrite	88 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 90 µg/L	3/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.84 pCi/L 32% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.9 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013
Asbestos	0.1800 MFL 2.6% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/13	SYR4	2012–2014
Dichloromethane	0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/35	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	0.4000 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2017
Xylenes, Total	0.4000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/35	SYR4	2012–2017

75 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RAY PAGE
Phone: 727-942-5606

Frequently asked questions about Tarpon Springs Water

Is Tarpon Springs Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 27 contaminants in Tarpon Springs Water's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Tarpon Springs Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Fluoride, Nitrate, Combined Uranium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Tarpon Springs Water serve?

Tarpon Springs Water reports serving 28,875 people in Florida, per its EPA record.

Has Tarpon Springs Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 33 violations on file for Tarpon Springs Water, of which 11 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.