Port Orange Tap Water Quality Report
Port Orange's water met every enforceable federal limit in its latest published results, across 227 measured results.
Utilities
2 Utilities
People Served
74,618
MCL Violations
0
Last Updated
Is Port Orange Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Port Orange's water met every enforceable federal limit in its latest published results, across 227 measured results. Some residents still filter for taste or for the substances nobody sampled.
The data below shows test results from 2 water utilities serving 74,618 people in the Port Orange area. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. This report was last updated 2025-07-29.
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Port Orange Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Port Orange, FL
We read Port Orange, FL’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- Nothing above EPA health goals
- 227 results across 2 water systems
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Recommended Water Filters for Port Orange
Based on Port Orange's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Verify Your Water at Your Own Tap
This system met every enforceable federal limit in its latest published results. Those are taken in the distribution system, not at your tap — independent testing is what covers your own plumbing and the substances nobody sampled.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Port Orange's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Port Orange includes sulfate and a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Port Orange, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Port Orange? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Volusia County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
What a water softener costs for Port Orange's water
Port Orange's tap water measures 11.2 grains per gallon (190.9 mg/L) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for 11.2 gpg water in Port Orange — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out.
Frequently Asked Questions About Port Orange Tap Water
Port Orange's water met every enforceable federal limit in its latest published results, across 227 measured results. Nothing in the record warrants treatment, though some residents still filter for taste or for the substances nobody sampled.
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