Utility-reported hardness
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Official source aggregationWater quality in Live Oak, FL 32064
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Suwannee County.
1 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Live Oak Wtp
- Source water
- Groundwater influenced by surface water + Groundwater
- County
- Suwannee County
- Profile updated
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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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
Review needed
1 active health-based record
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
5 systems
Serves 6,850 people system-wide
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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.
Live Oak Wtp
FL2610203 · Groundwater influenced by surface water · 6,850 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 →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
- Reported level
- 0.0045 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
30% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023
Violation history (6)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 25, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Feb 4, 2026 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Oct 27, 2022 |
Suwannee Correctional Institute
FL2614268 · Groundwater · 3,950 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
Find this utility’s official report →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
- Reported level
- 0.0039 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
26% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
Violation history (9)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 25, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Unaddressed | Feb 1, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Feb 4, 2026 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Oct 27, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Nov 7, 2024 |
Advent Christian Village
FL2610012 · Groundwater · 800 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 →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
- Reported level
- 9.0e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
6% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
Violation history (22)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Aug 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 26, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 26, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Nov 1, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Aug 10, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Nov 1, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 19, 1999 |
Wayne Frier'S Mobile Home Park
FL2611239 · Groundwater · 310 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 →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
- Reported level
- 3.0e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
2% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025
Violation history (14)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Feb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 20, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 20, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 28, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2020 |
Florida Sheriff'S Boys Ranch
FL2610370 · Groundwater · 100 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 →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
- Reported level
- 0.0025 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
17% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024
Violation history (3)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| E. COLI | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 17, 2024 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
244
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
244
GPG
14.3
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
244 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
244
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
14.3
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
2.4 mi
Observation range
Jan 13, 2026–Jan 13, 2026
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: LIVE OAK WELL NO. 3 AAL1894 (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
Is 32064 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Live Oak median
244 PPM
About the same2 indexed ZIP readings · Range 244–244 PPM
Florida median
280 PPM
36 PPM lower498 indexed ZIP readings · Range 42.2–2300 PPM
Evidence-first next steps
Confirm the problem before choosing treatment
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.
Confirm the serving system
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
Read the current utility report
An active health-based record is present. Follow the utility's current notice and public-health instructions.
Find an official utility report →Test for the decision you face
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 →Nearby indexed reports
More local profiles in Live Oak
Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.
Frequently asked
Water questions for Live Oak
Is tap water safe in Live Oak?+
EPA ECHO reports 1 active health-based violation among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
How hard is the water?+
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Do I need a water softener?+
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.