Pine Hills, FL tap water
Supplied mostly by Orlando Utilities Commission, 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
Ammonia (with conditioner)
Estimate0.05–0.54 ppm (Low)
Typical 0.29 ppm
This is what a conditioner frees when it breaks the chloramine apart. A cycled filter clears it within a day.
Estimated from the chloramine level Orlando Utilities Commission reports (2025).
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 1 ppm (Low)
Typical 1 ppm
Low, so water changes lower your tank's nitrate well.
From Orlando Utilities Commission's 2025 water quality report; EPA monitoring data (2012–2025).
Chlorine or chloramine at the tap
0.2–2.2 ppm
Typical 1.2 ppm
At tap levels, chlorine and chloramine are toxic to fish, shrimp and the bacteria in a filter. Water conditioners are made for this range.
Published by your utility: Orlando Utilities Commission's 2025 water quality report.
Water chemistry
General hardness
129 ppm
Moderately soft to medium. Suits most community fish and plants.
Published by your utility: Orlando Utilities Commission's website.
Carbonate hardness (alkalinity)
Area estimate38–290 ppm
Typical 210 ppm
Strong buffering. pH stays steady and hard to lower without RO water.
Area estimate from nearby wells: USGS well samples in your county (2000–2023).
pH
7.5–8.3
Typical 7.6
Most community fish do well here. Stable water matters more than the exact number.
From EPA monitoring data (2012–2017).
Total dissolved solids
Area estimate121–918 ppm
Typical 544 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 (2000–2023).
Who supplies Pine Hills, FL
- 2025 water quality report
Orlando Utilities Commission
Serves 47% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chloramine
Ocud/Western Regional Wtr Sys (5 Wps)
Serves 12% of residents · Groundwater (wells) · Chlorine
Ocud/Southern Water Sys (5 Wps)
Serves 12% 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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