Manatee County Utilities Dept, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.7 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2022). 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.
About Manatee County Utilities Dept
Manatee County Utilities Dept serves about 347,800 people through 130,752 service connections, which makes it a very large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Manatee County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL6411132; phone on file: 941-792-8811. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2019 (0.8 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Manatee County Utilities Dept is 1.7 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2016 | 0.5 ppb |
How Manatee County Utilities Dept 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. Manatee County Utilities Dept's 1.7 ppb sits at the 67th percentile in Florida and the 67th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
6 other systems share Manatee County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Manatee County Utilities Dept. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Bradenton City Of | 58,584 | 0.2 ppb |
| City Of Palmetto Water Dept. | 13,446 | 1.8 ppb |
| Town Of Longboat Key | 7,098 | 0.9 ppb |
| Heather Hills Estates | 700 | 1 ppb |
| Sunny Shore Water Company | 450 | 1 ppb |
| Harbour Isles Master Association | 395 | 1 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Bradenton, 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 Manatee County Utilities Dept 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.