Hard water in Fairview Shores, FL
Reported by Orlando Utilities Commission (7 WPS) · September 2025
- FL typical
- 120 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 1
- Softener for 3 people
- 24k grain
- Data
- Utility report
Fairview Shores water measures 129 mg/L (7.5 gpg) of hardness, hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Orlando Utilities Commission (7 WPS), dated September 2025.
Fairview Shores sits close to the typical Florida figure of 120 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 9 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 94 mg/L in Fern Park to 188 in Forest City.
What 129 mg/L means at home
Expect white crust on faucets and showerheads, plus spots on dishes that come out of the dishwasher.
Kettles collect scale quickly. Water heaters build up sediment at the bottom of the tank, which makes them work harder over time.
Soap and detergent need a little more to lather, and soap scum shows up in the tub.
Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.
What to do about it
At 129 mg/L most of the trouble is scale, and only a few things deal with it.
Ion-exchange water softener
The standard whole-house fix. It swaps calcium and magnesium for sodium or potassium and needs salt plus a drain. Size it with the calculator below.
Salt-free conditioner
No salt and no drain line. It changes how minerals form scale instead of removing them, so water still tests hard.
Reverse osmosis or carbon filter
Under-sink reverse osmosis removes minerals from drinking water only. Plain carbon filters improve taste but do not soften.
3 people × 75 gallons a day × 7.5 gpg = 1,696 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 14 days.
EPA record for Fairview Shores's water system
1 health-based violation since 2016
Serves about 536,466 people from groundwater.
- Health-based
- 1
- Monitoring or reporting
- 0
- Open now
- 0
TapWaterData ties Fairview Shores to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Fairview Shores, so check the utility printed on your water bill.
| Contaminant or rule | Violations | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct | 1 | 2019 | Resolved |
Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.
Questions
Is Fairview Shores water hard?
Yes. It measures about 129 mg/L (7.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as hard.
What is the water hardness in Fairview Shores in grains per gallon?
About 7.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 129 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 7.5.
What size water softener do I need in Fairview Shores?
For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 7.5 gpg works out to about 1,696 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 14 days.
Has the Fairview Shores water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Orlando Utilities Commission since 2016, involving Total trihalomethanes (TTHM).
Nearby cities
- Maitland101 mg/LModerately hard
- Lockhart99 mg/LModerately hard
- Winter Park116 mg/LModerately hard
- Altamonte Springs120 mg/LHard
- Pine Hills99 mg/LModerately hard
- Fern Park94 mg/LModerately hard
- Forest City188 mg/LVery hard
- Orlovista120 mg/LModerately hard
- Casselberry120 mg/LModerately hard
- Goldenrod120 mg/LModerately hard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, September 24, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.