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Orange City Utilities

Serves Orange City, Volusia County, FL · 12,507 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Orange City Utilities in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • FL3640946
  • ORANGE CITY
  • FL
  • 12,507 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 32763
EPA system ID FL3640946

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
6
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Orange City Utilities draws water from 13 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 87.8425 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,527 unknown out of 4,092 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 83.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.62 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.8425 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86.83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.7125 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Orange City Utilities go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (3 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 1 2
2000s 2 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 0
2020s 2 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2014, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.63 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2008 Archived
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1991 Archived

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Orange City Utilities draws water from 13 wells.

Annual water quality report

Orange City Utilities 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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