2025 utility reports · sample dates vary

What’s in Charlotte County’s water?

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Charlotte County has more than one water system. Explore disinfectants, disinfection byproducts, metals and historical PFAS results from Charlotte County Utilities and Englewood Water District. Match the supplier on your bill before using any result for your home. Source

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YOUR LOCAL WATER, AT A GLANCE

Charlotte County & Englewood

2025 utility reports · sample dates vary

Results covered: 3 local systems
34 selected report entries · sample years vary

Water hardness: Varies by system; County utility FAQ: moderately hard. Englewood’s plant figure is before final blending. Source
Disinfectant: Varies by system; 2025: Peace River system lists chloramines; Burnt Store lists chlorine; Englewood lists chlorine and chloramines. See report details
PFAS monitoring: Historical detections; The Peace River system report includes 2023 PFAS detections. These are not current tap measurements. See report details
Water softener: Consider for scale; The county utility describes its water as moderately hard. Consider a softener to help reduce mineral spots and scale.

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Cities & communities in Charlotte County

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Englewood

Water reports, hardness guidance and a starting point for your home.

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Port Charlotte

Water reports, hardness guidance and a starting point for your home.

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Punta Gorda

Water reports, hardness guidance and a starting point for your home.

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Choose the report for your utility

Start with the provider and system on your bill. County utility customers may use the Peace River or Burnt Store system. Englewood Water District serves parts of Charlotte and Sarasota counties. City of Punta Gorda and other utility customers need their own supplier’s report.

Match the utility and system on your water bill. A ZIP code or mailing address does not establish service boundaries.

These are selected, dated report entries, not 34 different hazards or a test of your home. The PFAS results are from 2023. The source tables report no system-level MCL violations or lead/copper action-level exceedances; individual results and compliance calculations differ. See the source notes attached to each result.

THE NUMBERS, WITH CONTEXT

What the reports measured

Browse the selected results by utility. These are substances and indicators—not a count of hazards in your home. Open the linked reports for the complete utility records.

How to read this table

ppm = mg/L; ppb = µg/L; ppt = ng/L. ND means below detection, not zero. MCL and MRDL are regulatory benchmarks reported in the source; action levels trigger system action. Annual averages, individual samples and household-tap percentiles are different measures. Compare like with like.

Sample years stay attached to each result. These historical reports do not replace current utility notices or a test of your tap.

34 report entries

01Charlotte County Utilities · distribution systemReported results, sample dates and source links5

Charlotte County Utilities · distribution system
Substance / indicator	Reported result	Benchmark in source	Sample year / source
Chloramines	2.3 ppmReported compliance valueIndividual range: 0.5–5.2 ppm	MRDL 4 ppm	2025 Source
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)Individual samples differ from the compliance value. The source’s explanatory paragraph contains inconsistent figures; these are its table values.	44 ppbReported compliance valueIndividual range: 9.3–107 ppb	MCL 60 ppb	2025 Source
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)Individual samples differ from the compliance value. The source’s explanatory paragraph contains inconsistent figures; these are its table values.	76 ppbReported compliance valueIndividual range: 31.3–164 ppb	MCL 80 ppb	2025 Source
Lead · household tap samplingFour sampled sites exceeded the action level; the system’s 90th-percentile result did not.	9.6 ppb90th percentile	Action level 15 ppb in report	June 2023 Source
Copper · household tap samplingNo sampled sites exceeded the action level.	0.22 ppm90th percentile	Action level 1.3 ppm	June 2023 Source

02Peace River Authority · purchased supplyReported results, sample dates and source links6

Peace River Authority · purchased supply
Substance / indicator	Reported result	Benchmark in source	Sample year / source
Alpha emittersWholesale supply result, not a sample from every Charlotte County home.	2.4 pCi/LReported levelIndividual range: 0.8–2.4 pCi/L	MCL 15 pCi/L	2025 Source
Combined radium	1.9 pCi/LReported levelIndividual range: 0.6–2.2 pCi/L	MCL 5 pCi/L	2025 Source
Fluoride	0.273 ppmReported level	MCL 4 ppm	January 2025 Source
Nitrate as nitrogen	0.329 ppmReported level	MCL 10 ppm	January 2025 Source
Barium	0.009 ppmReported level	MCL 2 ppm	January 2025 Source
Sodium	46.5 ppmReported level	160 ppm in source table	January 2025 Source

03Charlotte County Utilities · historical PFAS monitoringReported results, sample dates and source links6

Charlotte County Utilities · historical PFAS monitoring
Substance / indicator	Reported result	Benchmark in source	Sample year / source
PFBAHistorical monitoring; not a current tap result.	0.0075 ppbReported averageIndividual range: 0.0054–0.0096 ppb	No benchmark in this source table	2023 Source
PFBS	0.0055 ppbReported averageIndividual range: 0.0046–0.0067 ppb	No benchmark in this source table	2023 Source
PFPeA	0.0046 ppbReported averageIndividual range: 0.0040–0.0054 ppb	No benchmark in this source table	2023 Source
PFHxAMRL means minimum reporting level; below MRL does not mean zero.	0.0039 ppbReported averageIndividual range: Below MRL–0.0039 ppb	No benchmark in this source table	2023 Source
PFOAThis historical table is not a current regulatory-compliance determination.	0.0052 ppbReported averageIndividual range: Below MRL–0.0052 ppb	No benchmark in this source table	2023 Source
PFOSThis historical table is not a current regulatory-compliance determination.	0.0043 ppbReported averageIndividual range: Below MRL–0.0043 ppb	No benchmark in this source table	2023 Source

04Charlotte County Utilities · Burnt Store systemReported results, sample dates and source links9

Charlotte County Utilities · Burnt Store system
Substance / indicator	Reported result	Benchmark in source	Sample year / source
Chlorine	1.6 ppmReported compliance valueIndividual range: 0.8–2.2 ppm	MRDL 4 ppm	2025 Source
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)	6 ppbReported compliance valueIndividual range: 1.9–6.9 ppb	MCL 60 ppb	2025 Source
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)	18 ppbReported compliance valueIndividual range: 12–22 ppb	MCL 80 ppb	2025 Source
Lead · household tap samplingNo sampled sites exceeded the action level.	3.0 ppb90th percentile	Action level 15 ppb in report	June 2023 Source
Copper · household tap samplingNo sampled sites exceeded the action level.	0.030 ppm90th percentile	Action level 1.3 ppm	June 2023 Source
Alpha emittersThe 2025 report carries forward this older sample.	7.18 pCi/LReported level	MCL 15 pCi/L	June 2020 Source
Combined radium	3.2 pCi/LReported level	MCL 5 pCi/L	June 2023 Source
Sodium	71 ppmReported level	160 ppm in source table	June 2023 Source
Barium	0.0064 ppmReported level	MCL 2 ppm	June 2023 Source

05Englewood Water DistrictReported results, sample dates and source links8

Englewood Water District
Substance / indicator	Reported result	Benchmark in source	Sample year / source
Chlorine and chloramines	2.6 ppmReported compliance valueIndividual range: 0.6–5.4 ppm	MRDL 4 ppm	2025 Source
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)	27.45 ppbReported levelIndividual range: 26.4–28.5 ppb	MCL 60 ppb	August 2025 Source
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)	22.3 ppbReported levelIndividual range: 22.1–22.5 ppb	MCL 80 ppb	August 2025 Source
Lead · household tap samplingOne sampled site exceeded the action level; the system’s 90th-percentile result did not.	6.08 ppb90th percentile	Action level 15 ppb in report	July–August 2023 Source
Copper · household tap samplingNo sampled sites exceeded the action level.	0.184 ppm90th percentile	Action level 1.3 ppm	July–August 2023 Source
Combined radium 226 + 228I: between the laboratory detection limit and practical quantitation limit.	1.1 pCi/L (I)Reported level with laboratory qualifier	MCL 5 pCi/L	April 2021 Source
Nitrate as nitrogen	0.10 ppmReported level	MCL 10 ppm	August 2025 Source
Sodium	43.3 ppmReported level	160 ppm in source table	December 2025 Source

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A closer look at your local water

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These results describe Charlotte County Utilities (FL5084100), not every home or water system in Charlotte County. Match this system to your water bill before using the results.

Source record: CHARLOTTE COUNTY UTILITIES · Selected test records: 2014-07-15 – 2023-12-01

How to read these results

Results come from different testing periods. A detection is not, by itself, a finding that water is unsafe. “Not detected” means below the test’s reporting level; it does not mean zero. Missing results mean we have not verified that data here.

PFAS monitoring6 of 29 tested PFAS compounds detected

The table shows each compound’s highest reported result and latest listed test date. Those may come from different samples. Results are in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFAS monitoring · Charlotte County Utilities
Substance	Highest reported result	Latest listed test	Detected samples
PFOA	5.2 ppt	2023-11-10	1
PFOS	4.3 ppt	2023-11-10	1
PFBA	9.6 ppt	2023-11-10	3
PFBS	6.7 ppt	2023-11-10	3
PFPeA	5.4 ppt	2023-11-10	3
PFHxA	3.9 ppt	2023-11-10	1

Lead and copper monitoring

These are the latest dated lead or copper records retrieved for this system. Sampling periods are shown exactly as the source lists them. Utility sampling does not measure the water at your own tap.

Lead and copper monitoring · Charlotte County Utilities
Substance	Reported result	Sampling period	Result type
Lead	9.6 ppb	2023-01-01 – 2023-12-01	90th percentile

A reported zero is reproduced as recorded; it is not reclassified as “not detected.”

Lithium monitoringNot detected

MyTapWater reports lithium was tested and not detected. Selected lithium sample dates: 2023-02-21 – 2023-11-10

More tested substances12 selected entries

Selected historical tests, with their original dates. “Detected” means at least one positive result in the listed period. “Below reporting level” means all retrieved samples for that entry were below the reporting level. These older tests do not describe today’s water at your tap.

More tested substances · Charlotte County Utilities
Substance	Reported result	Sampling period
chromium	Detected	2014-07-15 – 2015-07-01
chlorate	Detected	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
chromium-6	Detected	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
molybdenum	Detected	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
strontium	Detected	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
vanadium	Detected	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
cobalt	Below reporting level	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
17-alpha-ethynylestradiol	Below reporting level	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
17-beta-estradiol	Below reporting level	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
4-androstene-3,17-dione	Below reporting level	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
bromomethane	Below reporting level	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03
chloromethane	Below reporting level	2014-07-15 – 2015-04-03

This is a selection of results from MyTapWater, which compiles public water-system records. Open the source for the complete tables, methods and reporting limits. Check your utility’s latest report and current notices for updates. Source

A list of tested substances is not a list of what a filter removes. Choose a system using its verified contaminant-reduction specifications and your water source. A softener addresses hardness and remains optional.

HARD WATER, EXPLAINED

Do you need a water softener?

No. Softening is optional and is a separate decision from filtration. Use a home hardness test and your preferences about scale and water feel; your plumber confirms equipment size and settings.

A softener is optional. The county utility FAQ describes its water as moderately hard without a dated, system-specific measurement. Englewood reports 78 mg/L leaving its lime-softening plant, before blending with reverse-osmosis water. A test of untreated incoming water is the best next step for confirming your home’s hardness. Source

Hardness describes dissolved minerals, not an overall water safety score. A filter and a softener do different jobs. Source

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YOUR HOME’S HARDNESS

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No verified finished-water range is shown for this system. A home test provides a starting point.

Softening is an optional choice for scale and water feel.

Where these hardness figures come from

Charlotte County Utilities · qualitative guidance
The county FAQ calls its water moderately hard. It gives no dated hardness measurement for the Peace River or Burnt Store system. We keep that guidance separate from measured results. Checked October 3, 2026. Source
Englewood Water District · treatment-plant guidance
The lime-softening plant page reports an average of 78 mg/L leaving that plant, before blending with reverse-osmosis water. Its 300 mg/L figure describes raw water entering treatment, not household tap water. The page is undated; checked October 3, 2026. Source
Your home · confirm at the tap
These sources do not establish a numerical hardness value for every home. Test water before any existing softener. Filtration is still available when hardness is unconfirmed, with softening optional.

A regional or ZIP-code estimate describes an area; it does not measure the treated water at your home. We label utility measurements, utility guidance and regional estimates separately. A missing utility figure does not mean the water is soft.

A softener stays optional. Confirm your incoming-water hardness and scale concerns before choosing one.

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Choose both when filtration and hardness are separate priorities. You can start with the filter in the home-matching flow.

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When a whole-house system may be the wrong fit

For drinking water alone, a suitable kitchen-tap filter may be enough. Keep working equipment that already meets your goal. Wells, shared plumbing and unusually high demand need a separate assessment. No Clearhouse system is claimed to remove every substance in this report. Source

Choose equipment using model-specific performance evidence and maintain it as instructed. Removing disinfectant throughout a home also changes microbial protection in the plumbing. Source

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Your water report is the start. Your home decides the fit.

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BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Common questions

Is Charlotte County water hard?

The county utility describes its water as moderately hard. It does not give a dated measurement for each system in that FAQ. Englewood’s 78 mg/L figure describes water leaving one treatment plant before blending. Test your incoming water before choosing optional softening. Source

Does a Port Charlotte or Punta Gorda address identify my water provider?

No. A mailing address or ZIP code cannot confirm your water supplier. Check your bill for Charlotte County Utilities, the City of Punta Gorda, Englewood Water District or another provider. Private wells need their own water test. Source

Are the PFAS results current measurements from my home?

No. The county’s 2025 Peace River report includes PFAS monitoring collected in 2023. Those dated utility results are not a current sample from your tap, a promise of filter performance or a current compliance determination. Source

Is a water softener required?

No. Softening is optional and is a separate decision from filtration. Use a home hardness test and your preferences about scale and water feel; your plumber confirms equipment size and settings.

Does this report test my home?

No. Utility reports describe particular systems and sample periods. Plumbing, service lines and treatment already in a home can change the result at the tap.

Will one whole-home filter remove everything listed?

No. Select equipment by its specific tested or certified reduction claims and rated flow. A long contaminant list is not evidence that a particular system removes every item.

TRANSPARENCY FIRST

Sources & methodology

We transcribe selected utility results and retain sample dates, units, sampling basis and source links. We separate regional supply samples from local distribution data and flag source inconsistencies. Missing data are not treated as non-detections.

Clearhouse sells water treatment equipment and is not a utility or testing laboratory. Report presence alone does not establish a health risk, a need for treatment or a product’s removal performance.