Fellsmere, City Of, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.2 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2024). 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.
Who runs the water here
Fellsmere, City Of serves about 3,208 people through 1,283 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Indian River County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL3314280; phone on file: 772-646-6303. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2024 (2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Fellsmere, City Of is 4 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.2 ppb |
| 2024 | 2 ppb |
| 2023 | 2.1 ppb |
| 2023 | 4 ppb |
| 2022 | 2.8 ppb |
| 2019 | 2 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Fellsmere, City Of 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. Fellsmere, City Of's 2.2 ppb sits at the 75th percentile in Florida and the 75th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
2 other systems share Indian River County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Fellsmere, City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Indian River County Utilities (2 Wtps) | 126,893 | 0.3 ppb |
| Vero Beach, City Of | 37,308 | 5 ppb |
Next steps for Fellsmere, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Fellsmere, 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 Fellsmere, City Of 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.