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Water hardness in Lakeland

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 10
Active health records: 0

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Utility hardness unavailable in this index

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EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Lakeland, City Of

FL6531014 · Groundwater · 193,297 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: 6.0e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

4% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (6)

Imported violation history for Lakeland, City Of
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2021

Southwest/polk County Utility

FL6530852 · Groundwater · 39,209 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: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (15)

Imported violation history for Southwest/polk County Utility
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Unaddressed	Nov 1, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021

Northwest

FL6532348 · Groundwater · 28,082 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: 0.0015 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

10% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (22)

Imported violation history for Northwest
Rule	Status	Period
E. COLI	Archived	Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
E. COLI	Resolved	Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Nov 1, 2023 to Sep 9, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Nitrate	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2006

Sws - Cypress Lakes

FL6535055 · Groundwater · 4,065 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: 0.0021 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

14% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (15)

Imported violation history for Sws - Cypress Lakes
Rule	Status	Period
E. COLI	Resolved	Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Resolved	Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 1, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Resolved	Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 1, 2025
E. COLI	Resolved	Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
E. COLI	Resolved	Nov 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Nov 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023
E. COLI	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2021

Lake Gibson Estates

FL6532347 · Groundwater · 1,897 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: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (14)

Imported violation history for Lake Gibson Estates
Rule	Status	Period
E. COLI	Resolved	Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
E. COLI	Archived	Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
E. COLI	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2022

Foxwood Lake Estates

FL6532587 · Groundwater · 1,816 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: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (8)

Imported violation history for Foxwood Lake Estates
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2022

Timber Creek Subdivision

FL6534868 · Groundwater · 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: 0.0015 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

10% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (11)

Imported violation history for Timber Creek Subdivision
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2022

Pines, The

FL6531796 · Groundwater · 505 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: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (12)

Imported violation history for Pines, The
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2022
Asbestos	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021

Village Water

FL6532779 · Groundwater · 493 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: 0.0016 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

11% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (8)

Imported violation history for Village Water
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2011

Florida Light ; Life Mhp

FL6290595 · Groundwater · 490 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: 0.0014 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Florida Light ; Life Mhp
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2004

City summary

What the indexed records say

Lakeland has 6 published ZIP profiles across Polk County. The regional-evidence median is 158 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 155–158 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

Hard6 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

6 of 6 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 13.7 miles
Profiles with evidence: 6/6

Confidence labels

High: 2Moderate: 4Low: 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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Questions people ask

About water in Lakeland

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.