Orange County
Water purification in Orlando
Orlando sits on Orange County water that EWG's testing flags for more contaminants above its health guidelines than the Florida county average. Here is what the data shows, and what a whole-home system actually changes.
What testing found in Orlando
Largest utility
Orlando Utilities Commission
serves 456,036 people
7 of 16
detected contaminants exceed EWG health guidelines
- 6.1
- County average above guideline
- 44
- Water systems in county
- 12
- Worst single system in county
Orange County ranks #16 of 67 Florida counties for contaminants above EWG guidelines — 1.3 above the statewide median of 4.8.
Reported water systems in Orange County
| System | Serves | Above guideline |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Utilities CommissionOrlando | 456,036 | 7 / 16 |
| Orange County Utilities Department (OCUD) - EastOrlando | 293,374 | 3 / 11 |
| Orange County Utilities Department (OCUD) - WestOrlando | 206,742 | 6 / 19 |
| Reedy Creek Improvement District - CentralLake Buena Vista | 136,500 | 5 / 15 |
| City of Winter ParkWinter Park | 82,984 | 5 / 16 |
| Orange County Utilities Department (OCUD) - SouthOrlando | 80,738 | 12 / 29 |
Most of Orlando is served by a small number of very large utilities — Orlando Utilities Commission alone covers more than 456,000 people, and the county's 44 systems serve over 1.5 million residents. That concentration means your neighbours are almost certainly drinking the same treated water you are, and that a point-of-entry system is treating a known, consistent supply rather than a well of unknown chemistry.
What this does and does not mean
EWG's health guidelines are stricter than federal EPA limits, so water that exceeds them is usually still legal to serve. The dataset reports how many contaminants were detected above guideline, not which ones — the only way to know what is in the water at your tap is to test it there.
Source: EWG Tap Water Database (ewg.org/tapwater), data years 2015–2024
What we install in Orlando
Whole-home filtration
Six media beds at the point of entry — catalytic carbon for chlorine, chloramine and PFAS, resins for hardness, KDF for heavy metals, garnet down to 10-20 microns.
Alkaline reverse osmosis
Six stages under the sink for unlimited remineralized drinking water at pH 8.5 to 9.5.
Well water treatment
For homes off city water: a lab analysis first, then a three-tank system tuned to your well's chemistry.
Free water test in Orlando
José Molina will walk your home, test your water on site, and recommend a system. No cost, no obligation, in English or Spanish.
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