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Lake County, Florida

Water Systems
272
Population Served
425,924
Total Violations
9,501
691 health-based
PFAS Detected
12
of 18 tested

Violation Analysis

97.1%
Systems with Violations
34.9
Avg Violations per System
7.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (18%)

PFAS Contamination

18
Systems Tested
12
PFAS Detected
66.7%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Lake Florida water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Leesburg, City Of 43,148 79 Detected
Eustis, City of (4 Wtps) 39,721 91 Detected
Clermont East Water System (2 Wps) 39,279 40 Detected
Mount Dora, City of (2Wps) 39,120 67 Detected
Lake Utility Services Inc North (8 Wps) 24,798 101 Detected
Groveland Water Department 23,628 51 -
Tavares Water Department (4 Wps) 22,007 103 Clean
Minneola Water Department (2 Wps) 21,521 66 Detected
Villages of Lake-Sumter - Wtps 1, 3, ; 5 18,675 95 Detected
Lake Utility Services Inc South 13,198 36 Clean
Mascotte Water Department 12,250 117 Clean
Clermont, City of (2 Wps) 10,048 51 Clean
Southlake Utilities 9,950 16 Detected
City of Leesburg / East 9,716 24 Detected
Lady Lake Central - Wps 1,2,3 7,090 85 Detected
Leesburg/The Plantation 5,141 36 Clean
Fruitland Park, City of (3 Wps) 5,127 52 Detected
Umatilla Water Works (2 Wps) 3,948 51 Clean
Sugarloaf Water Treatment Plant 3,885 15 -
Eustis Eastern WTP 3,301 3 -
Leesburg/Royal Highlands 3,254 13 -
Clerbrook RV Resorts (2 Wps) 3,142 53 -
Mid-Florida Lakes Yacht Club 3,065 117 -
St. John's River Utility Inc 2,498 67 -
Pennbrooke 2,488 28 -
Leesburg/Highland Lakes 2,444 25 -
Silver Lake Estates 2,355 27 -
Howey in the Hills (2 Wps) 2,027 67 -
Hawthorne at Leesburg 1,883 74 -
Holiday RV Village 1,725 19 -
Lake Correctional Institution 1,500 65 -
Water Oak Country Club Estates 1,465 30 -
Harbor Hills - 2 Wtps 1,219 28 Detected
Lake Griffin Isles MHP (2 Wtps) 1,212 40 -
Round Lake Charter Scho 1,200 32 -
Montverde Water Department (2Wps) 1,198 38 -
Heathrow Country Estates (Red Tail) 1,057 12 -
Oak Springs Mobile Home Park 993 47 -
Wedgewood Subdivision 980 40 -
Western Shores Subdivision 963 38 -
Astatula Elementary School 900 20 -
Seminole Springs Elementary 900 29 -
Montverde Mobile Home SD 800 36 -
Summit Chase Villas 770 34 -
Sunlake Estates 751 43 -
Valencia Terrace Subdivision 750 39 -
King's Cove Subdivision 732 31 -
Fairways at Mount Plymouth 660 9 -
Spring Creek Charter School 640 26 -
Black Bear Reserve 625 11 -

Other Counties in Florida

Miami-Dade County
167 systems · 3,325,406 served · 3,677 violations
Broward County
55 systems · 1,905,863 served · 4,156 violations
Hillsborough County
724 systems · 1,701,663 served · 27,775 violations
Orange County
114 systems · 1,615,975 served · 5,841 violations
Palm Beach County
71 systems · 1,538,245 served · 3,569 violations
Pinellas County
13 systems · 1,147,926 served · 410 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Lake County? ▼
Lake County has 9,501 total drinking water violations across 272 water systems, of which 691 are health-based violations. 97.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Lake County systems? ▼
Water systems in Lake County serve approximately 425,924 people through 272 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Lake County water? ▼
Of 18 water systems tested for PFAS in Lake County, 12 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Lake County? ▼
Water systems in Lake County use GW (50 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. 7.3% of Lake County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - 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 Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.