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Is Astor, FL tap water safe?

3 utilities serve Astor, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Florida’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

2 of the 3 utilities serving Astor have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records: Holiday Haven (Consec.) and Jungle Den.

St. John'S River Utility Inc, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Florida’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Astor’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Astor

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Florida certifies.

The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Astor, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • The Water Shed Laboratories, Inc.

    Deland, FL · about 14 miles

    Certified for bacteria, lead and copper

    (386) 736-3397

  • Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Ormond Beach FL

    Ormond Beach, FL · about 25 miles

    Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS

    (386) 672-5668

  • Lake County Water Resource Management Laboratory

    Tavares, FL · about 27 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals

    (352) 343-3776

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 Florida

ZIP codes in Astor

Which ZIP codes are in Astor: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program, drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near Astor

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