Osceola County tap water: hardness, PFAS and lead

Osceola County, Florida has about 468,058 residents (Census 2024 estimate) and 28 community water systems in EPA records. The largest local system is St. Cloud, City of (3 Wps), serving about 82,752 people from groundwater.

✓ 0 of 6 largest systems with health-based violationsPFAS detected at 1 of 5 sampled systemsHardness 3.0 gpg (low confidence)

Public-record figures, not a test of your tap. Not 100% accurate or guaranteed. Confirm with a water test, your utility or a qualified pro before you buy or act.

How hard is Osceola County water?

St. Cloud, City of (3 Wps) Estimate: untreated local water, not your tap · Low confidence

3.0 gpg (52 mg/L), soft

Osceola County: median of 2,831 results from 190 monitoring sites (streams and wells). Utilities may blend or treat water, so your tap can differ.

Source: Hard Water Map county data, samples through 2023

County estimates: Hard Water Map (hardwatermap.com), CC BY 4.0, derived from the USGS/EPA Water Quality Portal; file generated 2026-07-22. License

Public-record figures, not a test of your tap. Not 100% accurate or guaranteed. Confirm with a water test, your utility or a qualified pro before you buy or act.

Softener size at 3 gpg

For a 3-person home using 57 gallons per person per day and regenerating weekly, you'd remove about 3,591 grains between regenerations. Suggested size: 24,000 grain. This uses a low-confidence county estimate, so confirm with a test first.

Estimate only. Not 100% accurate or guaranteed. Confirm with a water test, your utility or a qualified pro before you buy or act.

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Largest water systems in Osceola County

The 6 biggest of 28 community water systems on EPA records for this county. Service areas don't follow county lines; your water bill names your provider.

St. Cloud, City of (3 Wps)

FL3491373 · serves about 82,752 people · Groundwater

✓ No health-based violations✓ Lead below action level✓ No PFAS detected

Lead 90th percentile: 2.1 ppb (period starting 2023-01-01) Older result. Action level: 15 ppb (drops to 10 ppb on Nov 1, 2027).

EPA ECHO record

Toho Water Authority Eastern

FL3490751 · serves about 110,102 people · Groundwater

✓ No health-based violations✓ Lead below action level✓ No PFAS detected

Lead 90th percentile: 0.6 ppb (period starting 2023-01-01) Older result. Action level: 15 ppb (drops to 10 ppb on Nov 1, 2027).

EPA ECHO record

Toho Water Authority-Poinciana System

FL3494429 · serves about 69,447 people · Groundwater

✓ No health-based violations✓ Lead below action level✓ No PFAS detected

Lead 90th percentile: 0.4 ppb (period starting 2025-07-01). Action level: 15 ppb (drops to 10 ppb on Nov 1, 2027).

EPA ECHO record

Toho Water Authority Western

FL3491011 · serves about 40,330 people · Groundwater

✓ No health-based violations✓ Lead below action levelPFAS detected (1 type)

Lead 90th percentile: 1.4 ppb (period starting 2024-07-01). Action level: 15 ppb (drops to 10 ppb on Nov 1, 2027).

  • PFOS: highest sample 4.2 ppt (2 of 4 samples); federal limit 4.0 ppt as a running annual average

EPA ECHO record

Enterprise Cdd (Consecutive)

FL3494428 · serves about 11,178 people · Groundwater

✓ No health-based violations✓ Lead below action level✓ No PFAS detected

Lead 90th percentile: 2 ppb (period starting 2023-01-01) Older result. Action level: 15 ppb (drops to 10 ppb on Nov 1, 2027).

EPA ECHO record

Harmony Cdd

FL3494427 · serves about 6,221 people · Groundwater

✓ No health-based violations✓ Lead below action levelPFAS: not sampled

Lead 90th percentile: 0.8 ppb (period starting 2024-07-01). Action level: 15 ppb (drops to 10 ppb on Nov 1, 2027).

EPA ECHO record

Public-record figures, not a test of your tap. Not 100% accurate or guaranteed. Confirm with a water test, your utility or a qualified pro before you buy or act.

A PFAS detection is not a violation. Federal limits (4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS) apply to running annual averages, with compliance required by 2029. In May 2026 EPA proposed extending the PFOA/PFOS deadline to 2031 and removing other PFAS limits; not final as of 2026-10-21.

Test your own tap

These are public records for whole systems. Your home's pipes, fixtures and any private well can change what you drink. A certified lab test or a hardness test strip gives you your own numbers. Then use our PFAS and lead filter selector to see which certifications to look for.

Common questions about Osceola County water

Is tap water in Osceola County safe to drink?

None of the 6 largest systems here have a health-based violation in EPA records since October 2021. St. Cloud, City of (3 Wps)'s most recent lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (2023), below the 15 ppb action level. Public records can't guarantee what comes out of your tap, especially with older plumbing, so a home test is the surest check.

How hard is the water in Osceola County?

There's no published utility figure in our data, but untreated local stream and well samples in Osceola County have a median of about 3.0 grains per gallon (52 mg/L, soft). That's a low-confidence estimate of source water, not your tap, so test before you buy equipment. For a 3-person home at 3 gpg, our softener calculator suggests a 24,000 grain unit as a starting point.

Is there PFAS in Osceola County water?

1 of the 5 sampled systems listed here detected at least one PFAS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, and one result was above the level of a federal limit in at least one sample. A detection isn't a violation: federal PFAS limits apply to running annual averages starting in 2029.

Which water system serves my address in Osceola County?

Most homes are served by St. Cloud, City of (3 Wps) or one of the other systems listed on this page, but service areas don't follow county lines. Your water bill names your provider, and its annual Consumer Confidence Report has the full test results.

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Sources for this page

Data as of October 21, 2026. Figures are copied from public records and combined with our own calculations; they can be out of date or wrong. Tapped Out isn't affiliated with any utility or the EPA. Written and reviewed by the Tapped Out team. How we calculate · All sources.