Is PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF's water safe to drink?
PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 7,732 people get their water from it, across 2,952 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF ranks 4,844th by violation burden (62th percentile) - 39 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF compares within FL
FL's 482 covered systems average 4.5 health-based violations each; PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF is from 2026-01-02 (health-based: 2012-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 39 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.