How hard is the water in The Villages, FL?

Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

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Water quality in The Villages, FL 32162

Q: Is tap water safe in The Villages?

EPA SDWIS shows no active health-based violation in this profile's reporting window. That is not the same as proving every contaminant is absent, and federal data can lag state and utility records.

Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Sumter County.

Historical measurement record needs context

Largest possible serving system: North Sumter Utility 3wps
Source water: Groundwater
County: Sumter County
Profile updated: May 18, 2026

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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At a glance

What the current records say

EPA quarter 2026Q2

Utility-reported hardness

Unavailable

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All possible systems

No active flag

0 active health-based records

Measurements by utility

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Each result belongs to a specific system.

Utility match

7 systems

Serves 45,214 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.

North Sumter Utility 3wps

FL6605012 · Groundwater · 45,214 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Little Sumter Utilities 3wps

FL6604862 · Groundwater · 25,538 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: 0.0068 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

45% 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: 1.42 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

109% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 4, 1999 to Jan 3, 2000

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

South Sumter Utilities

FL3600009 · Groundwater · 24,278 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Csu Wtp No. 1

FL6605038 · Groundwater · 19,699 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 (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Village Of Pine Ridge (consec)

FL3600007 · Groundwater · 3,914 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Middleton Utilities

FL3600016 · Groundwater · 1,554 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Middleton Utilities
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2025

Oakland Hills

FL6604824 · Groundwater · 1,050 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, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for Oakland Hills
Rule	Status	Period
E. COLI	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022

Hardness meter

What does nearby environmental evidence show?

Very Hard

200.5

PPM as CaCO₃

Very Hard

PPM

200.5

GPG

11.7

Regional environmental evidence

USGS hardness classification scale

200.5 PPM

Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+

Parts per million

200.5

mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent

Grains per gallon

11.7

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

Nearest site

20.2 mi

Observation range

Jan 16, 2026–Jan 21, 2026

Regional evidence confidence

Moderate

Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: 912205 (OCALA WELL NO. 2 AAE0113) (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 32162 typical?

These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.

The Villages median

201 PPM

About the same

2 indexed ZIP readings · Range 200.5–200.5 PPM

Florida median

280 PPM

79 PPM lower

498 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

A reported action-level record needs context. Check its monitoring period and the utility's current report.

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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.

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Nearby indexed reports

More local profiles in The Villages

Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.

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ZIP 34491

Regional context

200.5PPM · environmental

Frequently asked

Water questions for The Villages

Is tap water safe in The Villages?+

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.

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.