Is Groveland, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 9 utilities serving Groveland has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records: Howey in the Hills (2 Wps).
Groveland Water Department, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.5 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 Groveland’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Groveland Water Department
Florida · serves 23,628 people · about 2,400 in Groveland
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Minneola Water Department (2 Wps)
Florida · serves 20,605 people · about 810 in Groveland
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 7.9 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Clermont East Water System (2 Wps)
Florida · serves 39,279 people · about 380 in Groveland
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Mascotte Water Department
Florida · serves 12,355 people · about 240 in Groveland
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Howey in the Hills (2 Wps)
Florida · serves 2,027 people · about 230 in Groveland
1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 60.2 ppb, above the legal limit.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Lake Correctional Institution
Florida · serves 1,500 people · under 100 in Groveland
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Bishops Gate Property Company, LLC
Florida · serves 244 people · under 100 in Groveland
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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The Woodlands at Church Lake
Florida · serves 286 people · under 100 in Groveland
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Timber Village Mobile Home Pk
Florida · serves 176 people · under 100 in Groveland
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 5.9 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 Groveland Water Department’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 Groveland
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Groveland, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Central Florida Water Testing LLC DBA Plant Technicians
Leesburg, FL · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
Lake County Water Resource Management Laboratory
Tavares, FL · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Environmental Sciences
Lake Buena Vista, FL · about 22 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 FloridaWhich ZIP codes are in Groveland: 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 Groveland
Other towns in Lake County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Groveland Water Department’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water