Is Orangewood Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Pasco

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-10-01 → 1996-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2026-03-01 → 2026-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2026-03-01 → 2026-03-31
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-12-01 → 2024-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Archived	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0207 µg/L	10/10	2023
PFBS	0.0227 µg/L	10/10	2023
Pfhxa	0.0123 µg/L	10/10	2023
PFHXS	0.0129 µg/L	10/10	2023
PFOA	0.0271 µg/L	10/10	2023
PFOS	0.0808 µg/L	10/10	2023
Pfpea	0.0166 µg/L	10/10	2023
Pfhpa	0.0076 µg/L	9/10	2023
PFNA	0.0062 µg/L	2/10	2023

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	8100 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8900 µg/L	296/298	SYR4	2012–2019
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.0500 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0590 µg/L	27/31	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	39.4065 µg/L 49% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 41.03 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	14.8105 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 16.57 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2023
Antimony, Total	0.3450 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.4000 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	6.175 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 9.2 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	24.25 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Copper	24.5 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 29 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	150 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	11/24	SYR4	2014–2017
Selenium	2.065 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Thallium, Total	0.4200 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5000 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Cadmium	0.8650 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	8/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Uranium	9.983 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 10.877 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	1.83 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Mercury	0.1000 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2014–2017

74 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DOMENIC GENTILUCCI
Phone: 407-468-3268

Frequently asked questions about Orangewood Water

Is Orangewood Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Orangewood Water's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Orangewood Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Heptachlor Epoxide, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Orangewood Water serve?

Orangewood Water reports serving 6,464 people in Florida, per its EPA record.

Has Orangewood Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 32 violations on file for Orangewood Water, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.