Public water system record
New Port Richey Water Dept
Serves New Port Richey and New Port Richey East, Pasco County, FL · 33,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for New Port Richey Water Dept in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- New Port Richey Water Dept draws water from 26 wells.
- Record on file since 1985, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 22 lead and 3,763 unknown out of 11,619 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for New Port Richey Water Dept go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2007, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
New Port Richey Water Dept draws water from 26 wells. It also buys water from Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant. 1 other community water system buys water from New Port Richey Water Dept.
Buys water from
- Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant Clearwater, FL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Port Richey Water Dept-City of Port Richey, FL
Annual water quality report
New Port Richey Water Dept must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Florida.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells