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Orlando Utilities Commission

Serves Orlando, Pine Hills, Doctor Phillips and 17 more places, Orange County, FL · 536,466 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Orlando Utilities Commission in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • FL3480962
  • ORLANDO
  • FL
  • 536,466 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 32802
EPA system ID FL3480962

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Orlando Utilities Commission draws water from 56 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 81.1075 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2019.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 134,790 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81.1075 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Orlando Utilities Commission go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 0 1

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Orlando Utilities Commission draws water from 56 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Orlando Utilities Commission.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Orlando Utilities Commission must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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