Is Altamonte Springs, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 8 utilities serving Altamonte Springs has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records.
Altamonte Springs Water Dept (2 Wps), which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Florida’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Altamonte Springs’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Altamonte Springs Water Dept (2 Wps)
Florida · serves 51,000 people · about 32,700 in Altamonte Springs
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Apple Valley (Consec)
Florida · serves 3,269 people · about 2,800 in Altamonte Springs
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Weathersfield
Florida · serves 4,221 people · about 1,900 in Altamonte Springs
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Meredith Manor (Consec.)
Florida · serves 1,748 people · about 390 in Altamonte Springs
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Harmony Homes
Florida · serves 158 people · about 110 in Altamonte Springs
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Little Wekiva Estates
Florida · serves 214 people · about 110 in Altamonte Springs
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Druid Hills (Consec.)
Florida · serves 821 people · lists Altamonte Springs among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Oakland Shores
Florida · serves 788 people · lists Altamonte Springs among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Altamonte Springs
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Altamonte Springs, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. - Orlando
Altamonte Springs, FL · about 1 mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Orlando
Altamonte Springs, FL · about 1 mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
EMSL Analytical, Inc. - Orlando
Orlando, FL · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, asbestos
Florida Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratories: Coliform and E. coli testing for private wells at the Jacksonville and Miami labs. Collection kits come from your county health department, and the sample has to reach the lab on ice the same day it is collected. $40 for private testing through the state lab. Well Water Testing, Florida Department of Health.
All 212 certified labs for FloridaWhich ZIP codes are in Altamonte Springs: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program, drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Altamonte Springs
Other towns in Seminole County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Altamonte Springs Water Dept (2 Wps)’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water