Is Nocatee, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Nocatee has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records.
JEA Major Grid, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 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 Nocatee’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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JEA Major Grid
Florida · serves 826,664 people · about 12,300 in Nocatee
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sjcu - Northeast Utilities WS
Florida · serves 14,790 people · about 2,600 in Nocatee
1 result 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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Sjcu - Cr214 Mainland WTP
Florida · serves 66,953 people · about 1,500 in Nocatee
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 330 in Nocatee
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 JEA Major Grid’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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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: 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: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Nocatee
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Nocatee, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Diversified Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL · about 17 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 FloridaWhich ZIP codes are in Nocatee: 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 Nocatee
Other towns in St. Johns County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read JEA Major Grid’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