Is Butler Beach, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Butler Beach has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records.
Sjcu - Cr214 Mainland WTP, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.6 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Butler Beach’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Sjcu - Cr214 Mainland WTP
Florida · serves 66,953 people · about 2,900 in Butler Beach
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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St. Augustine WS
Florida · serves 43,069 people · about 640 in Butler Beach
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Sjcu - Cr214 Mainland WTP’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Butler Beach
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Butler Beach, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL · about 27 miles
Certified for bacteria
Diversified Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL · about 33 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL · about 37 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
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 FloridaZIP codes in Butler Beach
Which ZIP codes are in Butler Beach: 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 Butler Beach
Other towns in St. Johns County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Sjcu - Cr214 Mainland WTP’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water