Aquatell

Florida

The 29 hardness figures we’ve verified run from 1.5 to 19 grains per gallon, with a median of 10; 76% are hard or very hard.

How the 29 figures spread across the bands

  • Soft 0
  • Slightly hard 1
  • Moderately hard 6
  • Hard 9
  • Very hard 13
Hardness
10 gpg medianAverage 10 gpg (178 ppm), from 1.5 to 19. Each published figure counts once in the average, median and spread; a figure published as a range is shown as its range and isn't averaged.
Coverage
30 places30 listings as published
Disinfectant
9 of 12use chloramine; 3 use chlorine

Every place we have

Sources are each city’s water quality report or its utility. Gather the listings up by place or by the water system that serves them, or see every listing as published; open a group to see what’s in it.

30 places

On the scaleDisinfectantSourcesAsk Aqua
West Palm Beach
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 19 gpg317 ppm, very hard –
Jacksonville
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 17 gpg293 ppm, very hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Coral Springs
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 17 gpg298 ppm, very hard –
Hialeah
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 17 gpg290 ppm, very hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Pembroke Pines
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 16 gpg276 ppm, very hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Deltona
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 15 gpg248 ppm, very hard –
Tampa Metro Area
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 13 gpg220 ppm, very hard –
Tampa
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 13 gpg220 ppm, very hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Largo
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 13 gpg213 ppm, very hard –
Pinellas Park
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 13 gpg213 ppm, very hard –
Greater Miami Area
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 12 gpg219 ppm, very hard –
Port St. Lucy
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 12 gpg197 ppm, very hard –
Wesley Chapel
 11 gpg185 ppm, very hard – Hardness
Clearwater
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 10 gpg178 ppm, hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Apopka
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 9.8 gpg167 ppm, hard –
St. Petersburg
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 9.5 gpg161 ppm, hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Fort Lauderdale
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 9.0 gpg157 ppm, hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Gainseville
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 8.0 gpg140 ppm, hard –
Orlando
2 notes
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
  • Another Aquatell page gives chlorine; this table's figure is kept.
 7.6 gpg129 ppm, hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Sarasota
Published as a range
  • Published as a range, 120 to 125 ppm (7 to 7.3 gpg): shown as a range and left out of averages.
 7.0–7.3 gpg120–125 ppm, hard – Hardness
Siesta Key
Published as a range
  • Published as a range, 120 to 125 ppm (7 to 7.3 gpg): shown as a range and left out of averages.
 7.0–7.3 gpg120–125 ppm, hard – Hardness
Tallahassee
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 7.0 gpg126 ppm, hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Lakeland
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 6.9 gpg118 ppm, moderately hard –
Palm Bay
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 6.0 gpg103 ppm, moderately hard Chlorine Disinfectant
Palm Coast
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 5.9 gpg100 ppm, moderately hard –
Ocoee
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 5.5 gpg94 ppm, moderately hard –
Cape Coral
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.6 gpg77 ppm, moderately hard Chloramine Disinfectant
Boca Raton
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 4.3 gpg73 ppm, moderately hard –
Pompano Beach
No source linked
  • The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.
 1.5 gpg26 ppm, slightly hard –
Miami
 – Chloramine Disinfectant

Missing your city? Aquatell researches cities on request from the utility’s own reports, usually within a week. A note on a figure says what we found when we checked it: units that didn’t agree, another page with a different figure, a range.

What to do about it

Hard water

Above about 3.5 grains per gallon, scale builds in water heaters, fixtures and appliances. A softener sized for your hardness and household removes it for the whole house.

Water softenersSizing a softener

Chlorine or chloramine

Standard carbon removes chlorine’s taste and smell. Chloramine lasts longer in the pipes and needs catalytic carbon to remove it.

Carbon and chloramine filters

Not sure what you need?

Aqua knows these figures and Aquatell’s treatment charts, and can size a system for your home.

Softeners for Florida’s water

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