Is Apopka, FL tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

City of Apopka, the largest system here, had PFAS above the 2024 federal limits (PFOS) in EPA's 2023–2025 testing.

Is it an emergency? No: PFAS limits are about years of exposure, not a glass of water, and nothing in EPA's data calls for you to stop drinking the water today. If your utility issues a boil-water or do-not-drink notice, follow it.

11 public water systems serve parts of Apopka. The largest, City of Apopka, serves 71,917 people, and one system here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Apopka

71,917 people · Groundwater · EPA ID FL3480200

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFOS Above limit	12.4 ppt	4 ppt	Above limit
PFHxS Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
PFNA Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

For context: the PFOS average is higher than at 86% of the Florida systems EPA tested.

Lead: 0 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2023, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Full City of Apopka results

Across Florida, 124 of 394 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 4 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Florida results.

Apopka homes and lead pipes

11%

of homes built before 1980 (Florida 34%, US 50%)

built before 1950 (Florida 4%)

22%

of households rent (Florida 32%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Apopka city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Apopka

Seminole County Southwest
9,622 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
No PFAS above limits
Rock Springs MHP
1,338 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Clarcona Resorts Water System
1,290 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Jansen S/D Water System
868 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Bear Lake Manor Water System
777 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Brightwood Manor MHP
420 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

4 more systems

Valencia Estates MHP
305 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Valley MHP, The
98 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Harrison's Trailer Park Water System
70 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violation
De Neef Village Water System
45 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Ocoee 8 mi City of Ocoee	City of Ocoee	Above limit	0 ppb
Altamonte Springs 9 mi Seminole County Southeast	Seminole County Southeast	None above limits	1.2 ppb
Winter Garden 12 mi Winter Garden Water Dept	Winter Garden Water Dept	Above limit	3.1 ppb
Casselberry 13 mi Seminole County Southeast	Seminole County Southeast	None above limits	1.2 ppb
Winter Park 13 mi City of Winter Park	City of Winter Park	None above limits	1.4 ppb
Eustis 14 mi City of Eustis	City of Eustis	Above limit	0 ppb

Apopka ZIP codes (3)

32703
32712
32768

Questions

Is Apopka tap water safe to drink?

City of Apopka has had no health-based violations since 2016, and EPA testing found PFAS above the 2024 federal limits, which it must meet by 2029. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Apopka, FL?

11 public water systems serve parts of Apopka. The largest is City of Apopka (71,917 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Apopka tap water have PFAS?

Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing found entry-point averages above the 2024 federal limits for PFOS at City of Apopka. Systems have until 2029 to meet them.

Do Apopka homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 11% of Apopka homes as built before 1980 (Florida: 34%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. City of Apopka's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.