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Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility

EPA monitoring tested this supplier for 69 contaminants and detected 12. A detection doesn't automatically mean the water is unsafe — the level and EPA source for each is below.

69
contaminants tested
12
detected
25
people served
1
health-based violations
Florida rankingsLead in FloridaPFAS in Florida
Water source
Surface water
Ownership
Private
Counties served
Hillsborough

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

1
health-based violations
6
violations on file
2
still open
ViolationTypeStatusPeriod
TT Health-based Unaddressed 2025-02-01
MON Monitoring Archived 2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
MR Monitoring Archived 2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
RPT Monitoring Unaddressed 2025-02-01
MON Monitoring Archived 2024-03-01 → 2024-03-31
MR Monitoring Archived 2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.
ContaminantLevel vs EPA limitDetection rateSourcePeriod
Antimony, Total
15.565 µg/L 259%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 6 µg/L
worst single sample: 22 µg/L
10/22 SYR4 2012–2019
TTHM
75.933 µg/L 95%
of the EPA limit 80 µg/L
worst single sample: 88.82 µg/L
8/8 SYR4 2012–2019
Barium
5.45 µg/L 0.3%
of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L
worst single sample: 5.5 µg/L
6/8 SYR4 2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
12.96 µg/L 22%
of the EPA limit 60 µg/L
worst single sample: 14.1 µg/L
5/8 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate
40 µg/L 0.4%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
 4/44 SYR4 2012–2019
Copper
2 µg/L 0.2%
of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L
 1/18 SYR4 2012–2019
Combined Uranium
0.5990 µg/L 2%
of the EPA limit 30 µg/L
 1/8 SYR4 2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate
1.1 µg/L 18%
of the EPA limit 6 µg/L
 1/11 SYR4 2012–2019
Lead
2 µg/L 13%
of the EPA limit 15 µg/L
 1/18 SYR4 2012–2019
Mercury
0.1000 µg/L 5%
of the EPA limit 2 µg/L
 1/8 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrite
12 µg/L 1.2%
of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L
 1/22 SYR4 2012–2019
Selenium
11 µg/L 22%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
 1/8 SYR4 2012–2019
57 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact
RON PARKER
Phone
727-796-2355

Frequently asked questions about Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility

Is Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility's water?

EPA monitoring detected Antimony, Total, TTHM, Barium, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Nitrate, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility serve?

Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility reports serving 25 people in Florida, per its EPA record.

Has Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6 violations on file for Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.