Is Winter Garden, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 7 utilities serving Winter Garden has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records.
Winter Garden Water Dept (3 Wps), which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 13 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 Winter Garden’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Winter Garden Water Dept (3 Wps)
Florida · serves 72,205 people · about 11,100 in Winter Garden
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 13 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ocud/Southern Water Sys (5 Wps)
Florida · serves 80,738 people · about 4,800 in Winter Garden
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ocud/Western Regional WTR Sys (5 Wps)
Florida · serves 206,742 people · about 4,300 in Winter Garden
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.0 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Oakland
Florida · serves 6,202 people · about 460 in Winter Garden
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cftod Central (4 Wps)
Florida · serves 136,500 people · under 100 in Winter Garden
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Citrus Cove Subdivision
Florida · serves 80 people · under 100 in Winter Garden
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ocud/Partlow Acres(Consec.)
Florida · serves 49 people · lists Winter Garden among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.9 ppb, above the health goal.
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 Winter Garden Water Dept (3 Wps)’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Winter Garden
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Winter Garden, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Environmental Sciences
Lake Buena Vista, FL · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
SGS North America, Inc. - Orlando
Orlando, FL · about 11 miles
Certified for PFAS
Tri-Tech Laboratories, Inc.
Orlando, FL · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
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 FloridaZIP codes in Winter Garden
Which ZIP codes are in Winter Garden: 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 Winter Garden
Other towns in Orange County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Winter Garden Water Dept (3 Wps)’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water