Is NETTLES ISLAND's water safe to drink?
NETTLES ISLAND has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. It serves 3,056 people through 1,578 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, NETTLES ISLAND ranks 7,752th by violation burden (40th percentile) - 24 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the FL average
NETTLES ISLAND's 1 health-based violations sit within the FL average of 4.5, across 482 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
NETTLES ISLAND's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
NETTLES ISLAND's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What NETTLES ISLAND's record does not cover
This is what NETTLES ISLAND reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for NETTLES ISLAND - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.