Is City of Fort Meade Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Polk

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.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-12-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-04-30
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2023-04-01 → 2023-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-03-01 → 2023-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2023-03-01 → 2023-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-06-01 → 2019-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-06-01 → 2019-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-01-01

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	67 µg/L 84% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	84.4 µg/L 141% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Fluoride	404 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	23.3 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	358 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2012–2019
2,4,5-TP	0.2000 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
2,4-D	0.1000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Atrazine	0.1000 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Bhc-Gamma	0.0100 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Benzo(A)Pyrene	0.0200 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Carbofuran	0.9000 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 40 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Chlordane	0.0100 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	1.4 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Dalapon	0.1000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	0.6000 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.6000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Dinoseb	0.2000 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Diquat	0.1000 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 20 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Endothall	9 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Endrin	0.0100 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Glyphosate	6 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Hexachlorobenzene	0.1000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Heptachlor	0.0100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 0.4000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.0100 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.1000 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Lasso	0.2000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Methoxychlor	0.0500 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 40 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Oxamyl	2 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Pentachlorophenol	0.0400 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Picloram	0.1000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 500 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Simazine	0.0700 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Toxaphene	0.5000 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2017

66 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideDichloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaLeadMercuryNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)TrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FT. MEADE, CITY OF
Phone: 863-285-1100

Frequently asked questions about City of Fort Meade

Is City of Fort Meade tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 33 contaminants in City of Fort Meade'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 City of Fort Meade's water?

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

How many people does City of Fort Meade serve?

City of Fort Meade reports serving 5,455 people in Florida, per its EPA record.

Has City of Fort Meade had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 32 violations on file for City of Fort Meade, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 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.