Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
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Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationRegional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Lake County.
Your tap water
Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.
Utility hardness unavailable in this index
Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.
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EPA quarter 2026Q2
Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
Ask your provider or test your tap
All possible systems
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
10 systems
Serves 39,279 people system-wide
Match the name on your water bill
These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.
EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.
FL3354779 · Groundwater · 39,279 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
FL3354883 · Groundwater · 24,798 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
7% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
103741% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
114563% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2022 to May 31, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
FL3354881 · Groundwater · 13,198 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
17% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
FL3350215 · Groundwater · 10,048 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
FL3354916 · Groundwater · 9,950 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
8% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 1, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2004 |
FL3354968 · Groundwater · 5,807 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Jun 1, 2023
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | Feb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2023 |
FL3354104 · Groundwater · 3,142 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
5% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
106% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Mar 31, 1995 to Sep 30, 1995
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2007 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2006 |
FL3350690 · Groundwater · 1,500 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
1% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
115% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2009 to Jun 1, 2009
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| E. COLI | Resolved | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Archived | Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Archived | Mar 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | Mar 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2018 |
FL3354646 · Groundwater · 615 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
7% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
FL3354106 · Groundwater · 245 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
22% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Archived | May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Archived | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2004 |
Hardness meter
118
PPM as CaCO₃
Moderately Hard
PPM
118
GPG
6.9
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
118 PPM
Parts per million
118
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
6.9
1 GPG ≈ 17.1 PPM
How to use regional evidence
These samples describe nearby environmental water. They cannot establish whether your tap water is soft or hard. Use a utility result or a tap test for appliance settings and treatment sizing.
USGS sites used
1
Nearest site
23.1 mi
Observation range
Jan 21, 2026–Jan 21, 2026
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: EUSTIS WELL NO. 2 AAE5699 (Well).USGS source documentation ↗Evidence tier: Regional environmental evidence. This value is not used as proof of the serving utility's treated-water hardness.
Regional context
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Clermont median
118 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 118–118 PPM
Florida median
280 PPM
162 PPM lower498 indexed ZIP readings · Range 42.2–2300 PPM
Evidence-first next steps
This profile can help you ask the right question. It cannot select equipment for a property without a current result from the serving utility or the tap.
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
A reported action-level record needs context. Check its monitoring period and the utility's current report.
Find an official utility report →Use a tap hardness test before sizing a softener. For health concerns, use a certified laboratory and the correct sampling protocol.
Convert your hardness test result →Frequently asked
EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.