Is Pebble Creek, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Pebble Creek has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records.
City of Tampa Water Department, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 6.9 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from City of Tampa Water Department is very hard, 211 mg/L (12.3 grains per gallon). How Florida’s water compares.
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 Pebble Creek’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Tampa Water Department
Florida · serves 733,886 people · about 5,900 in Pebble Creek
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 6.9 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: very hard, 211 mg/L (12.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hcwrd/Hershel Heights
Florida · serves 812 people · about 140 in Pebble Creek
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 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 City of Tampa Water Department’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, PFOA, 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, PFOA, 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, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Pebble Creek
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Pebble Creek, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Tampa Bay Water
Land O'Lakes, FL · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
KNL Environmental Testing
Tampa, FL · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, radioactivity
Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. - Tampa
Tampa, FL · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
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 Pebble Creek
Which ZIP codes are in Pebble Creek: 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 Pebble Creek
Other towns in Hillsborough County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Tampa Water Department’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