Is Dunnellon, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 12 utilities serving Dunnellon has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records.
Rainbow Springs Cc Estates, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.9 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 Dunnellon’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Rainbow Springs Cc Estates
Florida · serves 1,826 people · about 180 in Dunnellon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Spruce Creek Preserve
Florida · serves 1,456 people · under 100 in Dunnellon
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Dunnellon, City of (2 Wps)
Florida · serves 2,015 people · under 100 in Dunnellon
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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West Side Consolidated
Florida · serves 54,542 people · under 100 in Dunnellon
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 10.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Rio Vista (2 Wps)
Florida · serves 400 people · under 100 in Dunnellon
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 8.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Rainbow Lakes Estates
Florida · serves 1,823 people · under 100 in Dunnellon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Citrus Springs - Pine Ridge
Florida · serves 26,781 people · lists Dunnellon among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.8 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 110 mg/L (6.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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South Dunnellon Water Assoc
Florida · serves 300 people · lists Dunnellon among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Backwater Heights
Florida · serves 267 people · lists Dunnellon among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Crystal Pointe
Florida · serves 94 people · lists Dunnellon among the places it serves
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
2 more utilities in Dunnellon
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Dunnellon than those above.
- Ellsworth Pointserves 84 people · lists Dunnellon among the places it serves · no health-based violations since 2016
- Juliette Fallsserves 36 people · lists Dunnellon among the places it serves · 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 Rainbow Springs Cc Estates’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 Dunnellon
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Dunnellon, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Marion County Water Test Lab., LLC
Ocala, FL · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria
Aqua Pure Water & Sewage Service, LLC
Ocala, FL · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. - Gainesville
Gainesville, FL · about 34 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
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 FloridaWhich ZIP codes are in Dunnellon: 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 Dunnellon
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Rainbow Springs Cc Estates’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