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Is Apopka, FL tap water safe?

14 utilities serve Apopka, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Florida’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

1 of the 14 utilities serving Apopka has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records: Harrison'S Trailer Park.

Apopka, City of (5 Wtps), which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 24.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

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 Apopka’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

4 more utilities in Apopka

By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Apopka than those above.

  • Harrison'S Trailer Parkserves 70 people · under 100 in Apopka · 1 health-based violation since 2016
  • Valencia Estates MHPserves 305 people · under 100 in Apopka · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Valley MHP, theserves 98 people · under 100 in Apopka · no health-based violations since 2016
  • De Neef Villageserves 45 people · under 100 in Apopka · no health-based violations since 2016

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Apopka, City of (5 Wtps)’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Water testing near Apopka

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Florida certifies.

The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Apopka, 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 9 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics

    (407) 937-1594

  • Eurofins Orlando

    Altamonte Springs, FL · about 9 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (407) 339-5984

  • EMSL Analytical, Inc. - Orlando

    Orlando, FL · about 10 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, asbestos

    (407) 599-5887

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 Florida

ZIP codes in Apopka

Which ZIP codes are in Apopka: 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.

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