Bayonet Point Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Bayonet Point, Florida, in Pasco County on the Gulf of Mexico coast north of New Port Richey — a Gulf Coast residential community in the Hudson area corridor of western Pasco County — receives its municipal water from Pasco County Utilities, which draws from the Upper Floridan Aquifer through production wells distributed across the county's water supply network. Pasco County Utilities operates one of the larger coastal Florida water systems, serving communities from Land O' Lakes in the south to Hudson on the Gulf coast, all drawing from the same Floridan Aquifer system.

The moderately hard 168.5 mg/L hardness and TDS of 447.4 mg/L reflect the Upper Floridan Aquifer's carbonate character in coastal Pasco County. The Floridan Aquifer in western Pasco County draws from the Eocene Avon Park Formation — an ancient dolomite formed from the alteration of shallow-water marine limestone under warm burial conditions during the Eocene epoch — and the overlying Ocala Group limestone. Water circulating through these ancient carbonate formations naturally dissolves calcium and magnesium bicarbonate, producing a moderately hard supply typical of the Gulf Coast Floridan zone. Elevated TDS compared to some other Floridan communities reflects coastal proximity and the western Pasco zone's aquifer characteristics.

At 168.5 mg/L, Bayonet Point residents experience moderately hard water typical of coastal Pasco County. Scale forms gradually in kettles and appliances over months, the dishwasher benefits from rinse aid, and shower glass requires periodic acidic cleaning. Quarterly descaling of heating appliances is the standard schedule. The PFAS level of 7.9 ppt warrants a certified drinking water filter — Pasco County's Gulf Coast corridor has moderate PFAS contributions from the broader Tampa Bay metro area's military and industrial activity.