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Fort Myers, FL

EPA monitoring detected 75 contaminants across the 3 water suppliers serving Fort Myers. A detection doesn't automatically mean the water is unsafe — see the level at the main supplier for each below, with its EPA source and period.

3
water suppliers
389,328
people served
75
contaminants found
Florida rankings Lead in Florida PFAS in Florida

What was found in Fort Myers'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.

ContaminantLevel vs EPA limitSuppliersSource
Nitrate
1087.9 µg/L 11%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Fluoride
630 µg/L 16%
of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 750 µg/L — CITY OF FORT MYERS WATER TREATMENT PLANT · 92,219 people · 2019
2/3 SYR4
Nitrite
94.25 µg/L 9.4%
of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
TTHM
34.93 µg/L 44%
of the EPA limit 80 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 36.95 µg/L — GATEWAY SERVICES DISTRICT · 14,553 people · 2019
3/3 SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
24.76 µg/L 41%
of the EPA limit 60 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 28 µg/L — GATEWAY SERVICES DISTRICT · 14,553 people · 2019
3/3 SYR4
Barium
23.755 µg/L 1.2%
of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Lithium
10.2 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Highest in the city: GATEWAY SERVICES DISTRICT · 14,553 people · 2024
1/3 UCMR-5
Cyanide
7.375 µg/L 3.7%
of the EPA limit 200 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Endothall
6.3 µg/L 6.3%
of the EPA limit 100 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
2/3 SYR4
Glyphosate
5 µg/L 0.7%
of the EPA limit 700 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
2/3 SYR4
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate
4.32 µg/L 72%
of the EPA limit 6 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Selenium
3.7 µg/L 7.4%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
2/3 SYR4
Chromium
2.2 µg/L 2.2%
of the EPA limit 100 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Copper
1.56 µg/L 0.1%
of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Arsenic
1.31 µg/L 13%
of the EPA limit 10 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Styrene
1.2 µg/L 1.2%
of the EPA limit 100 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Antimony, Total
1 µg/L 17%
of the EPA limit 6 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
2/3 SYR4
Dalapon
0.9585 µg/L 0.5%
of the EPA limit 200 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate
0.5900 µg/L 0.1%
of the EPA limit 400 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Lead
0.5000 µg/L 3.3%
of the EPA limit 15 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
2/3 SYR4
Diquat
0.4000 µg/L 2%
of the EPA limit 20 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Oxamyl
0.3700 µg/L 0.2%
of the EPA limit 200 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
2,4-D
0.3375 µg/L 0.5%
of the EPA limit 70 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Beryllium, Total
0.3000 µg/L 7.5%
of the EPA limit 4 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Cadmium
0.3000 µg/L 6%
of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Thallium, Total
0.3000 µg/L 15%
of the EPA limit 2 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Vinyl Chloride
0.2930 µg/L 15%
of the EPA limit 2 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
0.2910 µg/L 0.4%
of the EPA limit 70 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Carbofuran
0.2500 µg/L 0.6%
of the EPA limit 40 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Dichloromethane
0.2000 µg/L 4%
of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
0.1980 µg/L 4%
of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
0.1975 µg/L 0.1%
of the EPA limit 200 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
1,1-Dichloroethylene
0.1975 µg/L 2.8%
of the EPA limit 7 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Trichloroethylene
0.1965 µg/L 3.9%
of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
P-Dichlorobenzene
0.1965 µg/L 0.3%
of the EPA limit 75 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Carbon Tetrachloride
0.1955 µg/L 3.9%
of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
1,2-Dichloropropane
0.1948 µg/L 3.9%
of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
0.1945 µg/L 0.2%
of the EPA limit 100 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Tetrachloroethylene
0.1760 µg/L 3.5%
of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
O-Dichlorobenzene
0.1570 µg/L 0%
of the EPA limit 600 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Dinoseb
0.1500 µg/L 2.1%
of the EPA limit 7 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Chlorobenzene
0.1380 µg/L 0.1%
of the EPA limit 100 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Ethylbenzene
0.1269 µg/L 0%
of the EPA limit 700 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Mercury
0.1000 µg/L 5%
of the EPA limit 2 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
1,2-Dichloroethane
0.0993 µg/L 2%
of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Xylenes, Total
0.0993 µg/L 0%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Benzene
0.0991 µg/L 2%
of the EPA limit 5 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
0.0900 µg/L 0.1%
of the EPA limit 70 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Toluene
0.0898 µg/L 0%
of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Methoxychlor
0.0764 µg/L 0.2%
of the EPA limit 40 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
2/3 SYR4
Picloram
0.0760 µg/L 0%
of the EPA limit 500 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Simazine
0.0683 µg/L 1.7%
of the EPA limit 4 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
2/3 SYR4
Atrazine
0.0220 µg/L 0.7%
of the EPA limit 3 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
Highest in the city: 0.0600 µg/L — CITY OF FORT MYERS WATER TREATMENT PLANT · 92,219 people · 2017
2/3 SYR4
2,4,5-TP
0.0590 µg/L 0.1%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Toxaphene
0.0580 µg/L 1.9%
of the EPA limit 3 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
0.0460 µg/L 9.2%
of the EPA limit 0.5000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
0.0410 µg/L 0.1%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Hexachlorobenzene
0.0400 µg/L 4%
of the EPA limit 1 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
2/3 SYR4
Pentachlorophenol
0.0380 µg/L 3.8%
of the EPA limit 1 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Lasso
0.0330 µg/L 1.7%
of the EPA limit 2 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Pfba
0.0131 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2023
1/3 UCMR-5
Pfpea
0.0080 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2023
1/3 UCMR-5
Heptachlor
0.0063 µg/L 1.6%
of the EPA limit 0.4000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
PFOS
0.0059 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2023
1/3 UCMR-5
Pfhxa
0.0054 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2023
1/3 UCMR-5
PFBS
0.0051 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2023
1/3 UCMR-5
PFOA
0.0042 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2023
1/3 UCMR-5
Pfhpa
0.0031 µg/L
No EPA limit set
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2023
1/3 UCMR-5
Bhc-Gamma
0.0024 µg/L 1.2%
of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Ethylene Dibromide
0.0024 µg/L 4.8%
of the EPA limit 0.0500 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
0.0023 µg/L 1.2%
of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Endrin
0.0022 µg/L 0.1%
of the EPA limit 2 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Lead
0.0011 mg/L 7.3%
of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2023
Highest in the city: 0.0019 mg/L — GATEWAY SERVICES DISTRICT · 14,553 people · 2023
3/3 LCR
Chlordane
0.0017 µg/L 0.1%
of the EPA limit 2 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
Heptachlor Epoxide
0.0017 µg/L 0.8%
of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L
Main supplier: LEE COUNTY UTILITIES · 282,556 people · 2019
1/3 SYR4
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 Fort Myers

SupplierPopulation served
LEE COUNTY UTILITIES 282,556
CITY OF FORT MYERS WATER TREATMENT PLANT 92,219
GATEWAY SERVICES DISTRICT 14,553

Frequently asked questions about Fort Myers tap water

Is Fort Myers tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 75 contaminants in the water serving Fort Myers. 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 Fort Myers?

3 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Fort Myers, Florida to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Fort Myers's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Fort Myers include Nitrate, Fluoride, Nitrite, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). 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.