Is St. Cloud, FL tap water safe?

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

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for City of St. Cloud.

12 public water systems serve parts of St. Cloud. The largest, City of St. Cloud, serves 82,752 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of St. Cloud

82,752 people · Groundwater · EPA ID FL3491373

Buys treated water from Toho Water Authority Eastern.

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFOS Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
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.

Lead: 2.1 ppb at the 90th percentile (Jun 2023, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Full City of St. Cloud 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.

St. Cloud homes and lead pipes

20%

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

built before 1950 (Florida 4%)

28%

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 St. Cloud city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving St. Cloud

Bryan County Rws & Swmd #2
6,270 people · Surface water · Oklahoma · reported ZIPs here
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violation
Harmony CDD
6,221 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Corinth Public Water District
3,927 people · Purchased surface water · Illinois · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits
Twa Sunbridge Water Treatment Plant
542 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Hammock Pointe Utility Association Inc
515 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
Floridian RV Resort Water System
450 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations

5 more systems

Lake Runnymeade Mobile Home Park Water System
222 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Shelter Cove Resort Water System
187 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
Sharp's Mobile Home Park Water System
179 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Colonial Mobile Home Park Water System
115 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Lake Toho Resort Water System
70 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violation

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Kissimmee 10 mi Toho Water Authority Eastern	Toho Water Authority Eastern	None above limits	0.6 ppb
Orlando 13 mi Orlando Utilities Commission	Orlando Utilities Commission	None above limits	2 ppb
Haines City 22 mi City of Haines City	City of Haines City	None above limits	1 ppb
Winter Park 26 mi City of Winter Park	City of Winter Park	None above limits	1.4 ppb
Ocoee 29 mi City of Ocoee	City of Ocoee	Above limit	0 ppb
Winter Garden 29 mi Winter Garden Water Dept	Winter Garden Water Dept	Above limit	3.1 ppb

St. Cloud ZIP codes (1)

34769

Questions

Is St. Cloud tap water safe to drink?

City of St. Cloud has had no health-based violations since 2016. 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 St. Cloud, FL?

12 public water systems serve parts of St. Cloud. The largest is City of St. Cloud (82,752 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does St. Cloud tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. City of St. Cloud had no PFAS detected in EPA's 2023–2025 testing. "Not detected" means below the reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt), not proven zero.

Do St. Cloud homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 20% of St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud'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.