Is Wildwood, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 11 utilities serving Wildwood has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records: Sumterville Water Treatment Plant.
Village Water, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.6 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 Wildwood’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Village Water
Florida · serves 493 people · nearly all in Wildwood
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Wildwood, City of (7 Wps)
Florida · serves 25,941 people · about 4,600 in Wildwood
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 7.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Fruitland Park, City of (3 Wps)
Florida · serves 5,127 people · about 890 in Wildwood
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Gibson Place Utilities
Florida · serves 9,770 people · about 650 in Wildwood
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Center Hill Water Dept -
Florida · serves 762 people · about 270 in Wildwood
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Brittany Estates
Florida · serves 383 people · about 250 in Wildwood
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sumterville Water Treatment Plant
Florida · serves 500 people · about 230 in Wildwood
2 results above the legal limit and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 75.3 ppb, above the legal limit.
23 health-based violations since 2016
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South Sumter Utilities
Florida · serves 24,278 people · about 140 in Wildwood
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Bushnell, City of (2 Wps)
Florida · serves 3,047 people · about 130 in Wildwood
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Webster, City of (2 Wps)
Florida · serves 800 people · under 100 in Wildwood
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
1 more utility in Wildwood
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Wildwood than those above.
- Rails End Tr Pkserves 150 people · lists Wildwood 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 Village Water’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 Wildwood
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Wildwood, 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 20 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Marion County Water Test Lab., LLC
Ocala, FL · about 21 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 Wildwood: 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 Wildwood
Other towns in Sumter County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Village Water’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