West Citrus Utilities, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2024). 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.
West Citrus Utilities at a glance
West Citrus Utilities serves about 192 people through 64 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Citrus County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL6094656; phone on file: 407-629-6900. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2024 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for West Citrus Utilities is 2.5 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 ppb |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 1.5 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.5 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.5 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. West Citrus Utilities's 1 ppb sits at the 46th percentile in Florida and the 52nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
43 other systems share Citrus County; 19 of them have a higher latest lead result than West Citrus Utilities. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Citrus Co Utl/Charles A. Black | 29,218 | 1.4 ppb |
| Citrus Springs - Pine Ridge | 26,781 | 0.8 ppb |
| Sugarmill Woods S/D | 13,935 | 1.9 ppb |
| Inverness Water Dept | 7,194 | 1.2 ppb |
| Floral City Water Assn | 5,917 | 2.7 ppb |
| Homosassa Special Water District | 5,548 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ozello Water Association | 5,220 | 2.3 ppb |
| Crystal River, City Of | 4,528 | 2.3 ppb |
| Point O'Woods | 1,168 | 0.3 ppb |
| Cinnamon Ridge Utilities #2 | 638 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Longwood, 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 West Citrus Utilities 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.