Peace River Reg Water Plant, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.5 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
Peace River Reg Water Plant serves about 3,301 people through 11 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is under mixed public and private ownership and draws surface water, in Desoto County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL6142734; phone on file: 941-316-1776. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
That is down 1.5 ppb from 4 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Peace River Reg Water Plant is 4 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.5 ppb |
| 2020 | 4 ppb |
| 2017 | 4 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. Peace River Reg Water Plant's 2.5 ppb sits at the 78th percentile in Florida and the 78th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Desoto County
7 other systems share Desoto County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Peace River Reg Water Plant. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Water Dept, City Of | 8,942 | 2.3 ppb |
| Desoto County Water System | 3,518 | 0.4 ppb |
| Desoto Correctional Inst | 3,134 | 0.7 ppb |
| Lake Suzy Subdivision | 2,670 | 2.6 ppb |
| Toby'S Plantation Rv Resort | 700 | 1 ppb |
| Oak Haven Campground | 50 | - |
| Lakeside Estates | 36 | - |
Next steps for Lakewood Ranch, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lakewood Ranch, 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 Peace River Reg Water Plant 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.