Town of Lee WTP
What EPA’s and Florida’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 387 people
- Connections
- 235
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Lee, FL
- County
- Madison
- Owner
- Local government
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
Nothing in EPA’s and Florida’s records for this utility is above a health goal. That covers nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus lead and copper, not everything. No health-based violations on file since 2016.
What was found
Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM), nitrate, chromium (total), arsenic and fluoride: Florida’s own results, samples taken from March 9, 2020 to Dec. 17, 2024, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits4
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
24.5ppb
Highest yearly average, 2021
Averaged by year, the highest was 24.5 ppb, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. That is the only year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 20.6 ppb, in 2014.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
12.8ppb
Highest yearly average, 2021
Averaged by year, the highest was 12.8 ppb, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. That is the only year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 12.7 ppb, in 2015.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Nitrate
Comes from the source
0.42ppm
Highest sample; found in 1 of 3
2024, one sample: 0.42 ppm
The highest sample, in 2024, was 0.42 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. That was also the latest year on file, and its one sample was 0.42 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 0.61 ppm, in 2012.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
Chromium (total)
Comes from the source
1.0ppb
Highest yearly average, 2021
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.0 ppb, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. That is the only year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 8.8 ppb, in 2012.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Chromium Reduction”
3 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Arsenic
- Fluoride
- Lead
Violations since 2016
No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016. There are 15 monitoring or reporting violations: a sample missed, late or not reported.
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM), nitrate, chromium (total), arsenic and fluoride results here are Florida’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Town of Lee WTP’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Florida’s results run from March 9, 2020 to Dec. 17, 2024.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to the area Town of Lee WTP serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Madison
Madison, FL · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
FL Dept. of Health - Columbia County Health Department
Lake City, FL · about 39 miles
Certified for bacteria
Ackuritlabs, Inc.
Tallahassee, FL · about 65 miles
Certified for bacteria
Florida Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratories: Coliform and E. coli testing for private wells at the Jacksonville and Miami labs. Collection kits come from your county health department, and the sample has to reach the lab on ice the same day it is collected. $40 for private testing through the state lab. Well Water Testing, Florida Department of Health.
All 212 certified labs for FloridaSources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program, results from Jan. 2, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2024, read Oct. 8, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program, drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS, read Oct. 11, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID FL2401296. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Nothing here is above a health goalIn EPA’s and Florida’s records for this utility. They don’t cover everything, which is why the next step matters.Every contaminant TapBuff tracks
- Get the utility’s own reportTown of Lee WTP must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded