Sarasota Co Special Util Dist, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.5 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
Sarasota Co Special Util Dist serves about 272,267 people through 131,292 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 Sarasota County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL6581591; phone on file: 941-861-0501. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2020 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Sarasota Co Special Util Dist is 1.6 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.5 ppb |
| 2020 | 1 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.6 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Sarasota Co Special Util Dist's 0.5 ppb sits at the 34th percentile in Florida and the 43rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
12 other systems share Sarasota County; 8 of them have a higher latest lead result than Sarasota Co Special Util Dist. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| North Port Utilities | 61,163 | 3.4 ppb |
| Sarasota-City Of | 55,364 | 1 ppb |
| Englewood Water Dist | 38,265 | 6.1 ppb |
| Venice Water Dept City Of | 31,358 | 0.3 ppb |
| Pluris-South Gate Utilities | 15,897 | 1 ppb |
| Camelot Lakes | 1,700 | 0.6 ppb |
| Kings Gate Club | 838 | 0.4 ppb |
| Lake Tippecanoe | 361 | 3.5 ppb |
| Windward Isle Mhp Water System | 321 | 0.3 ppb |
| Venice Ranch Mobile Home Estates | 295 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Sarasota, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Sarasota, 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 Sarasota Co Special Util Dist 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.