How many water violations are in Citrus County?

Citrus County has 5,589 total drinking water violations across 149 water systems, of which 376 are health-based violations. 98.7% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Citrus County systems?

Water systems in Citrus County serve approximately 123,566 people through 149 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Citrus County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 2 of 10 tested systems in Citrus County had at least one PFAS detection (20.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 149 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Citrus County?

Water systems in Citrus County use GW (149 systems) as their primary water sources.

Are health-based violations serious?

Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 6.7% of Citrus County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Citrus County in the lower health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Citrus County sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Citrus County ranks #507 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #36 of 67 counties in Florida. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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Citrus County, Florida

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet FL017 · Citrus County 149 sys · 5,589 viol · #507/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-LOW · SRC-GW · SYS-LARGE · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 98.7% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 6.7% health
RANK-TOP #507/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.1 pp
PFAS-LOW 20.0% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 100%
SYS-LARGE 149 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Pasco County ( -0.1 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Citrus County ranks #507 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #36 of 67 counties in Florida. See methodology · corpus placement.

Citrus County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 98.7% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 6.7% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 20.0% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #507 of 3,254 · #36 of 67 in Florida.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Citrus Co Utl/Charles a. Black	29,218	36	Detected
Citrus Springs - Pine Ridge	26,781	68	Clean
Sugarmill Woods S/D	13,935	40	Clean
Rolling Oaks Subdivision	11,572	116	Clean
Inverness Water Dept	7,194	105	Detected
Floral City Water Assn	5,617	120	Clean
Homosassa Special Water District	5,548	51	Clean
Ozello Water Association	5,220	22	Clean
Crystal River, City Of	4,528	53	Clean
Point O'Woods	1,168	88	-
Walden Woods Mhc	900	30	-
Cinnamon Ridge Utilities #2	638	29	-
Oak Forest	528	31	-
Tampa General Hospital Crystal River	450	43	-
Spring Gardens	363	28	-
The Meadows	358	36	-
Royal Oaks Homeowner's Assoc.	340	144	-
Golden Terrace	313	56	-
South Dunnellon Water Assoc	300	77	-
Avalon Hills	300	47	-
Greenbriar I	300	62	-
Backwater Heights	267	48	-
Citrus Co Utl/Water Oaks S/D	215	20	-
Gulf Coast RV Resort, LLC	202	34	-
Ft Cooper Mobile Home Comm	200	68	-
Inverness Park	200	53	-
Crystal River North Station	200	18	-
Castle Lake Park	196	62	-
West Citrus Utilities	192	23	-
Tarawood of Floral City	180	28	-
Kenwood North	172	27	-
Aurora Acres	170	84	-
Pine Valley	164	36	-
Meadow Drive S	159	46	-
Lake Rousseau Resort	130	26	-
Evanridge MHP	125	23	-
Good Counsel Camp	125	23	-
The Oasis MHP	100	149	-
Homosassa Springs Pizza Hut	100	7	-
Pinewood Water	100	26	-
Dunnellon Hills Water	100	57	-
Cove Campground ; Restaurant	100	175	-
Acess Health Care Physicians	100	8	-
Faith Baptist Church/Sanctuary	100	15	-
Crystal River United Methodist Church	100	8	-
Withlacoochee Bay Trails	100	13	-
Citronelle Dollar General	100	11	-
Outpost Range WTP	100	9	-
Ventura Village	100	37	-
Crystal Pointe	94	41	-

Compare beyond Florida

Mid-flagged peers for Citrus County

Cross-state counties nearest Citrus County on flagged-system share (98.7%) and cumulative violation count (5,589). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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