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Water hardness in Orlando

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

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
92 PPM above
Evidence comparison rank
#1 of 19
Matched utilities
10
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.

Orlando Utilities Commission

FL3480962 · Groundwater · 536,466 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
0.002 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 Orlando Utilities Commission
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedApr 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2025

Ocud/eastern Water System (2 Wp)

FL3484132 · Groundwater · 293,374 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 (2)

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
9.0e-4 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

6% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 1, 2025

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
1.5 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

115% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1992 to Dec 31, 1992

Violation history (3)
Imported violation history for Ocud/eastern Water System (2 Wp)
RuleStatusPeriod
TTHMArchivedJan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ArchivedJan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedNov 1, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022

Ocud/western Regional Wtr Sys (5 Wps)

FL3481546 · Groundwater · 206,742 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 (2)

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
8.0e-4 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

5% of the listed benchmark

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

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
1.756 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

135% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1992 to Dec 31, 1992

Violation history (4)
Imported violation history for Ocud/western Regional Wtr Sys (5 Wps)
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedApr 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedNov 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedNov 1, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleUnaddressedOct 2, 2006

Ocud/southern Water Sys (5 Wps)

FL3484119 · Groundwater · 80,738 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 (2)

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, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
1.408 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

108% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1992 to Dec 31, 1992

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Ocud/southern Water Sys (5 Wps)
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedAug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025

University Of Central Florida

FL3480409 · Groundwater · 44,103 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 (2)

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
0.0047 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

31% of the listed benchmark

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

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
1.75 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

135% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1998 to Dec 31, 1998

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for University Of Central Florida
RuleStatusPeriod
E. COLIArchivedFeb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedJan 1, 2021 to Jan 31, 2021

Flamingo Crossing (consec.)

FL3484437 · Groundwater · 9,704 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
0.0024 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

16% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Flamingo Crossing (consec.)
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedNov 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023

Pluris-Wedgefield Inc

FL3480149 · Groundwater · 6,157 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 (2)

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
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

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

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
2.4 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

185% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2000

Violation history (4)
Imported violation history for Pluris-Wedgefield Inc
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedJul 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedFeb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025
E. COLIUnaddressedAug 1, 2012
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2002

Taft Water Association

FL3481326 · Groundwater · 4,232 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
0.0053 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

35% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (5)
Imported violation history for Taft Water Association
RuleStatusPeriod
NitrateArchivedJan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedOct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Nov 9, 2022
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedJun 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021

Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates

FL3481270 · Groundwater · 1,221 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
8.0e-4 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

5% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Starlight Ranch Mobile Home Estates
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2025
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedJan 1, 2022

Crescent Heights S/d(consec)

FL3480255 · Groundwater · 969 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

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (3)
Imported violation history for Crescent Heights S/d(consec)
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ArchivedJan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
TTHMArchivedJan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

City summary

What the indexed records say

Orlando has 16 published ZIP profiles across Orange County. The regional-evidence median is 374 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 374 PPM versus 282 PPM statewide.

Among the 19 Floridacities meeting the comparison standard, Orlando ranks #1from highest to lowest. Across all 603 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 135to 816.5 PPM.

The 371–374.5 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 hard16 ZIPs

16 of 16 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
6.9 miles
Profiles with evidence
16/16

Confidence labels

High: 13Moderate: 3Low: 0

Observation window: Nov 19, 2019 to May 27, 2026.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Orlando

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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

Questions people ask

About water in Orlando

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.