Sarasota County Water Quality: 4 Cities Ranked by the Records
Sarasota County, Florida: 4 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)Detected in 1 system of 4 tested4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest5.5 ng/L
- NORTH PORT UTILITIES5.5 ng/LSample date: 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-17
- ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-11-20 to 2023-11-30
- SARASOTA-CITY OFNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-12-06 to 2024-07-22
- VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OFNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-12-10 to 2025-06-02
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)Detected in 1 system of 4 tested4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest4.1 ng/L
- NORTH PORT UTILITIES4.1 ng/LSample date: 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-17
- ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-11-20 to 2023-11-30
- SARASOTA-CITY OFNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-12-06 to 2024-07-22
- VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OFNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-12-10 to 2025-06-02
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 4 systems15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest6.1 µg/L
- ENGLEWOOD WATER DIST6.1 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023
- NORTH PORT UTILITIES3.4 µg/LMonitoring period: 2025–2025
- SARASOTA-CITY OF1 µg/LMonitoring period: 2025–2025
- VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OF0.3 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)Detected in 1 system of 4 tested2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest6.7 ng/L
- NORTH PORT UTILITIES6.7 ng/LSample date: 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-17
- ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-11-20 to 2023-11-30
- SARASOTA-CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-12-06 to 2024-07-22
- VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-12-10 to 2025-06-02
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)Detected in 1 system of 4 tested400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLEHighest4.1 ng/L
- NORTH PORT UTILITIES4.1 ng/LSample date: 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-17
- ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-11-20 to 2023-11-30
- SARASOTA-CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-12-06 to 2024-07-22
- VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-12-10 to 2025-06-02
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)Detected in 1 system of 4 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest7.7 ng/L
- NORTH PORT UTILITIES7.7 ng/LSample date: 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-17
- ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-11-20 to 2023-11-30
- SARASOTA-CITY OFNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-12-06 to 2024-07-22
- VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OFNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-12-10 to 2025-06-02
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)Detected in 1 system of 4 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest6.4 ng/L
- NORTH PORT UTILITIES6.4 ng/LSample date: 2024-01-23 to 2024-12-17
- ENGLEWOOD WATER DISTNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-11-20 to 2023-11-30
- SARASOTA-CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-12-06 to 2024-07-22
- VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OFNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-12-10 to 2025-06-02
24 substances tested, none detected in any systemShow
Tested in these 4 systems: ENGLEWOOD WATER DIST, NORTH PORT UTILITIES, SARASOTA-CITY OF, VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OF
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- Lithium
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 4 cities above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in FloridaLargest water systems
- North PortNORTH PORT UTILITIES · FL658065161,163 served
- SarasotaSARASOTA-CITY OF · FL658032655,364 served
- EnglewoodENGLEWOOD WATER DIST · FL658053138,265 served
- VeniceVENICE WATER DEPT CITY OF · FL658190131,358 served
Frequently asked
How does Sarasota County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 4 cities in Sarasota County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Venice's main water system: VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OF · PWSID FL6581901 · Purity Score 100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Sarasota County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
1 of 4 Sarasota County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including North Port (PFOA 5.5 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 1.
Is there lead in Sarasota County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 4 of 4 Sarasota County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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