Is Lecanto, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 6 utilities serving Lecanto has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records.
Rolling Oaks Subdivision, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Lecanto’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Rolling Oaks Subdivision
Florida · serves 11,572 people · about 1,300 in Lecanto
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Citrus Co Utl/Charles A. Black
Florida · serves 29,218 people · about 950 in Lecanto
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 25 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cinnamon Ridge Utilities #2
Florida · serves 638 people · about 230 in Lecanto
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Forest Hills Water
Florida · serves 93 people · nearly all in Lecanto
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Avalon Hills
Florida · serves 300 people · lists Lecanto among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Big Pine Acres
Florida · serves 70 people · lists Lecanto among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a 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 Rolling Oaks Subdivision’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Lecanto
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Lecanto, 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 29 miles
Certified for bacteria
Aqua Pure Water & Sewage Service, LLC
Ocala, FL · about 34 miles
Certified for bacteria
Central Florida Water Testing LLC DBA Plant Technicians
Leesburg, FL · about 38 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 FloridaZIP codes in Lecanto
Which ZIP codes are in Lecanto: 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 Lecanto
Other towns in Citrus County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Rolling Oaks Subdivision’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water