Is there PFAS in Charlotte County Utilities water?

Some. At least one sample reached an EPA limit, but the average at every sampling point stayed below it.

Charlotte County Utilities is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Port Charlotte, Florida, serving about 173,820 people, including North Fort Myers, El Jobean, Murdock, Placida, Rotonda West, Port Charlotte. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 3 times across 1 sampling point between Feb 2023 and Nov 2023.

Every PFAS detected

Not detected: PFUnA, PFNA, PFHxS, HFPO-DA, ADONA, PFDA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFDoA, 6:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, NFDHA, PFHpA, 4:2 FTS, PFMPA, 8:2 FTS, PFEESA, PFTA, PFPeS, PFHpS, NMeFOSAA, NEtFOSAA, PFTrDA, PFMBA.

Lithium, tested in the same program: not detected.

What the EPA limits mean here

In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.

Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.

What you can do at home

Two routes work for PFAS. For drinking and cooking water only, a reverse osmosis system certified to NSF/ANSI 58 with a PFOA/PFOS reduction claim is the cheapest proven option. To treat every tap and shower, a whole-house carbon system with enough contact time works, but check that the maker has PFAS test data, not just a marketing claim. See the best filters for PFAS and how PFAS removal works.

Other systems in Florida

• City of Cape Coral none detected
• City of Melbourne 3 PFAS detected
• North Miami Beach above an EPA limit
• City of Fort Lauderdale above an EPA limit
• City of Pembroke Pines above an EPA limit
• City of Lakeland none detected

All 409 tested systems in Florida

ZIP codes served

33917 33927 33938 33946 33947 33948 33949 33950 33951 33952 33953 33954 33955 33980 33981 33982 33983 34223 34224 34266 34269

As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.

Cite this page

Well & Tap. "PFAS in Charlotte County Utilities water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID FL5084100. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/florida/charlotte-county-utilities/

About this data

Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID FL5084100). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.