Ashley Farms, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.8 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Ashley Farms at a glance
Ashley Farms serves about 4,784 people through 2,046 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Marion County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL3425127; phone on file: 352-307-4626. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Ashley Farms's lead record
Against the period ending 2021 (1.2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Ashley Farms is 3.6 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 ppb |
| 2021 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 3.6 ppb |
How Ashley Farms compares
Of the 1,481 Florida systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 85 have gone over at some point. Ashley Farms's 1.8 ppb sits at the 68th percentile in Florida and the 68th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
92 other systems share Marion County; 22 of them have a higher latest lead result than Ashley Farms. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Ocala, City Of (2 Wtps) | 66,449 | 0.7 ppb |
| West Side Consolidated | 54,542 | 0 (not detected) |
| East Side Consolidated | 40,251 | 0 (not detected) |
| On Top Of The World | 22,383 | 0 (not detected) |
| Belleview, City Of (3 Wps) | 9,358 | 4.7 ppb |
| Spruce Creek North | 7,467 | 4.9 ppb |
| Lowell Correctional Institution Annex | 2,974 | 1.4 ppb |
| Marion Correctional Institution | 2,700 | 0.6 ppb |
| Rolling Greens Village | 2,498 | 1.2 ppb |
| Ocala Oaks Subdivision (2 Wps) | 2,202 | 0.8 ppb |
Next steps for Belleview, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Belleview, FL may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Ashley Farms whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.