Is Satsuma, FL Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Satsuma'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.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Fluoride	240 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2018 Highest in the city: 460 µg/L — SARATOGA HARBOR · 111 people · 2018	5/5	SYR4
Cyanide	200 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2018	3/5	SYR4
Nitrate	88 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 150 µg/L — SARATOGA HARBOR · 111 people · 2019	3/5	SYR4
TTHM	104.009 µg/L 130% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2019	5/5	SYR4
Copper	2.67 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2018 Highest in the city: 42.71 µg/L — ST. JOHN'S RIVER CLUB UTILITIES · 170 people · 2018	5/5	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25.709 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 35.93 µg/L — ST. JOHN'S RIVER CLUB UTILITIES · 170 people · 2017	5/5	SYR4
Selenium	2.8 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2018 Highest in the city: 21.115 µg/L — RIVER VILLAS · 95 people · 2018	4/5	SYR4
Barium	14.9 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2018 Highest in the city: 15.18 µg/L — RIVER VILLAS · 95 people · 2018	5/5	SYR4
Arsenic	0.6000 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2018 Highest in the city: 8.785 µg/L — RIVER VILLAS · 95 people · 2018	5/5	SYR4
Lead	4.57 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Highest in the city: ST. JOHN'S RIVER CLUB UTILITIES · 170 people · 2018	1/5	SYR4
Chromium	4.17 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Highest in the city: RIVER VILLAS · 95 people · 2018	2/5	SYR4
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.7 pCi/L 11% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Highest in the city: SARATOGA HARBOR · 111 people · 2012	1/5	SYR4
Antimony, Total	0.2000 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Highest in the city: SARATOGA HARBOR · 111 people · 2018	1/5	SYR4
Cadmium	0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2018	2/5	SYR4
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.2000 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L Highest in the city: RIVER VILLAS · 95 people · 2018	1/5	SYR4
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	0.1300 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 0.5000 µg/L Highest in the city: RIVER VILLAS · 95 people · 2012	1/5	SYR4
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM · 558 people · 2024 Highest in the city: 0.0320 mg/L — ST. JOHN'S RIVER CLUB UTILITIES · 170 people · 2024	5/5	LCR

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 Satsuma

Supplier	Population served
HERMITS COVE WATER SYSTEM	558
WELAKA MHP	318
ST. JOHN'S RIVER CLUB UTILITIES	170
SARATOGA HARBOR	111
RIVER VILLAS	95

Frequently asked questions about Satsuma tap water

Is Satsuma tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 17 contaminants in the water serving Satsuma. 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 Satsuma?

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

What contaminants are in Satsuma's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Satsuma include Fluoride, Cyanide, Nitrate, TTHM, Copper. 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.