Hard water in South Apopka, FL
Reported by Apopka, City of (5 WTPS) · October 2025
- FL typical
- 120 mg/L
- EPA health violations since 2016
- 0
- Softener for 3 people
- 24k grain
- Data
- Utility report
South Apopka water measures 152 mg/L (8.9 gpg) of hardness, hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Apopka, City of (5 WTPS), dated October 2025.
At 152 mg/L, South Apopka is 32 mg/L above the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 99 mg/L in Lockhart to 188 in Forest City.
What 152 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 152 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 × 8.9 gpg = 2,000 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 11 days.
EPA record for South Apopka's water system
No health-based violations since 2016
Serves about 71,917 people from groundwater.
- Health-based
- 0
- Monitoring or reporting
- 4
- Open now
- 0
TapWaterData ties South Apopka to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name South Apopka, so check the utility printed on your water bill.
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 South Apopka water hard?
Yes. It measures about 152 mg/L (8.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as hard.
What is the water hardness in South Apopka in grains per gallon?
About 8.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 152 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 8.9.
What size water softener do I need in South Apopka?
For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 8.9 gpg works out to about 2,000 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 11 days.
Has the South Apopka water system had EPA violations?
EPA records show no health-based violations for Apopka, City of (5 WTPS) since 2016. There were also 4 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.
Nearby cities
- Apopka112 mg/LModerately hard
- Forest City188 mg/LVery hard
- Lockhart99 mg/LModerately hard
- Pine Hills99 mg/LModerately hard
- Ocoee99 mg/LModerately hard
- Wekiwa Springs165 mg/LHard
- Altamonte Springs120 mg/LHard
- Fairview Shores129 mg/LHard
- Orlovista120 mg/LModerately hard
- Maitland101 mg/LModerately hard
Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, October 20, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.