Orange City, FL tap water
Supplied mostly by Orange City Utilities, plus 2 other utilities. Here's what the water means for your fish.
Disinfectant
Chlorine or chloramine
Utilities here use chlorine or chloramine, depending on which one serves your address. Chlorine slowly gases off from standing water; chloramine doesn't.
Safety for fish and shrimp
Nitrite (NO₂)
Not detected (Low)
Not detected in testing, so any nitrite in your tank comes from the tank itself.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Nitrate (NO₃)
Up to 5.1 ppm (Low)
Typical 1.3 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2019).
Water chemistry
General hardness
Area estimate119–408 ppm
Typical 184 ppm
Moderately hard. Great for livebearers, and most community fish adapt.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2002–2015).
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate13–299 ppm
Typical 168 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2002–2015).
pH
7.4–8.1
Typical 8.1
Alkaline. Many utilities raise pH to protect pipes. Stability matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2014–2017).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate141–636 ppm
Typical 218 ppm
A rough measure of everything dissolved in the water. RO water reads near 0, so TDS is a quick way to compare waters.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2002–2015).
Who supplies Orange City, FL
Orange City Utilities
Serves 59% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Vc/Southwest Water System
Serves 18% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chloramine
Orange City Country Village
Serves 6% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Our data comes from public records and is still incomplete. Many utilities don't publish every number, so we're adding more all the time. Your city's range is a starting point: testing your own tap is the only way to know exactly what's in it.
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