Moore Haven Wtp, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.1 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.
Moore Haven Wtp at a glance
Moore Haven Wtp serves about 3,735 people through 1,448 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 Glades County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL5220192; phone on file: 863-946-0711. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Moore Haven Wtp's lead record
That is up 1.6 ppb from 1.5 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Moore Haven Wtp is 3.1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.1 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.5 ppb |
| 2017 | 0.2 ppb |
How Moore Haven Wtp 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. Moore Haven Wtp's 3.1 ppb sits at the 84th percentile in Florida and the 83rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Glades County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Moore Haven Wtp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeport Water Association | 1,663 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sabal Palm Rv Resort And Campground | 260 | 11 ppb |
| River Oaks Utilities, Llc | 120 | 2 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Moore Haven, 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 Moore Haven 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.