Live Oak Wtp, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 4.5 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.
Who runs the water here
Live Oak Wtp serves about 6,850 people through 3,095 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 surface water, in Suwannee County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL2610203; phone on file: 386-362-2276. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 5.2 ppb from 9.7 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Live Oak Wtp is 9.7 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.5 ppb |
| 2021 | 9.7 ppb |
| 2020 | 2.1 ppb |
| 2019 | 6.1 ppb |
| 2019 | 4 ppb |
| 2017 | 7.2 ppb |
Against other Florida systems
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. Live Oak Wtp's 4.5 ppb sits at the 90th percentile in Florida and the 89th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Suwannee County
6 other systems share Suwannee County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Live Oak Wtp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Suwannee Correctional Institute | 3,950 | 3.9 ppb |
| Advent Christian Village | 800 | 0.9 ppb |
| Branford Wtp | 800 | 0.9 ppb |
| Wellborn Water System | 500 | 4.6 ppb |
| Wayne Frier'S Mobile Home Park | 310 | 0.3 ppb |
| Florida Sheriff'S Boys Ranch | 100 | 2.5 ppb |
Next steps for Live Oak, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Live Oak, 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 Live Oak Wtp 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.