City water profile

Water hardness in Fort Myers

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Fort Myers, Florida.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 3
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

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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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

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.

Lee County Utilities

FL5364048 · Surface water · 282,556 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

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Measurements (1)

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.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0011 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023

Violation history (3)

Imported violation history for Lee County Utilities
Rule	Status	Period
TTHM	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021

City Of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant

FL5360102 · Groundwater · 92,219 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

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Measurements (1)

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.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 4.0e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

3% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024

Violation history (6)

Imported violation history for City Of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 1, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Aug 1, 2024

Gateway Services District

FL5364143 · Surface water · 14,553 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

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Measurements (1)

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.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0019 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Gateway Services District
Rule	Status	Period
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 2, 2006

City summary

What the indexed records say

Fort Myers has 5 published ZIP profiles across Lee County. No qualifying nearby hardness observation is available for the city.

The —–— PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

0 of 5 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: — miles
Profiles with evidence: 0/5

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 0

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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316 PPM median

Fort Myers Beach

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— No median

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174 PPM median

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Questions people ask

About water in Fort Myers

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.