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Lakeland Water Utilities has a Water Score of 92 out of 100 (Strong) on our scale. 1 of 12 detected contaminants are above a published health guideline (2018-2023). EPA compliance: no open violations (July to September 2026 extract); this is public data, not a test of your tap.
Does City of Lakeland use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in City of Lakeland's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA and Florida DEP records show for the City of Lakeland, as of October 14, 2026
EPA's records list no health-based violations for the City of Lakeland for compliance periods starting since July 1, 2021. Lead, 90th percentile: 0.6 ppb at the latest result since July 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period January to December 2023). In the EPA UCMR 5 data we use, PFOS and PFOA were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in any of the City of Lakeland's 4 samples. Scored against health guidelines that are stricter than legal limits, using public utility data. Not a test of your tap.
The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Water Score
92Strong
Above guideline
1 of 12detected contaminants, 2018-2023
EPA compliance
No open violationshealth-based, July to September 2026 extract
What was found in City of Lakeland's water
1 contaminants above health guidelines(of 12 detected)
Above published health guidelines (1)
Guideline basis: long-term cancer risk
Arsenic
Far above guideline
56×the health guideline
Health guidelineLegal limit
This utility
0.23 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.5 ppbdetected in 2 of 4 samples
Legal limit
10 ppb
Health guideline
0.004 ppb
Arsenic: a natural element that enters water from rock and soil deposits and from some orchard and industrial runoff. California OEHHA set a 0.004 ppb public health goal in 2004 to limit lung and bladder cancer risk; EPA's enforceable limit is 10 ppb (in effect since 2006). Source: California OEHHA
Lead
Lead: 0.6 ppb (90th percentile of tap samples, January to December 2023). EPA action level (90th percentile): 15 ppb.
Lead is measured at the tap in homes selected because they are most likely to have lead plumbing. EPA says lead in drinking water mainly comes from pipes, solder and fixtures in service lines and buildings, not from the water source. Your home's plumbing matters more than the utility's number. EPA's goal (MCLG) for lead is zero.
California's public health goal for lead is 0.2 ppb.
If your home is older or may have a lead service line, ask your utility (it must keep a service-line inventory) or have your tap tested by a state-certified lab.
Other contaminants detected (10)
Other contaminants detected, within their health guidelines or without one
Contaminant
This utility
Legal limit or action level
Health guideline
Years
Fluoride
595 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 610 ppbdetected in 4 of 4 samples
4,000 ppb
None published
2020
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
36.1 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 67.7 ppbdetected in 114 of 114 samples
Health-based violations in the last 5 years (EPA SDWIS)
None recorded in EPA SDWIS for compliance periods starting since Jul 1, 2021.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWA bulk extract, July to September 2026).
These are EPA's and Florida DEP's public records for this water system, shown as of October 14, 2026. If you represent this utility, or think a record here is wrong, tell us: Report an error. If the error is in EPA's or Florida DEP's own records, the state drinking water program can correct it there, and this page updates at our next data refresh.
A legal limit and a health guideline are different
A legal limit is an enforceable standard, set by the EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Limits weigh health research together with the cost and feasibility of treatment. A health guideline is published by public-health sources and based on health research alone. A utility can meet every legal limit and still be above a published health guideline.
Questions people ask
Who is my water provider in Lakeland?
Lakeland Water Utilities is the main water provider for Lakeland. Some addresses can be served by a different system, so check your water bill: it names your utility.
How do I contact Lakeland Water Utilities?
Call (863) 834-9535 or visit https://lakelandgov.net/departments/water-utilities/quality-concerns-questions. Billing and outages are handled by the utility, not by ScoreYourWater.
Which area does City of Lakeland serve?
By EPA's service-area maps, the City of Lakeland is the main water system serving Lakeland (Polk County, FL). Your water bill names your utility. Source: EPA Water System Boundaries and U.S. Census Bureau 2020 place boundaries.
Does City of Lakeland buy water from another system, or sell water to others?
City of Lakeland does not buy water from another system, according to EPA SDWA records. No other utility in this data buys water from it. (July to September 2026 extract.)
How many contaminants in City of Lakeland's water are above published health guidelines?
1 of 12 detected contaminants were above their published health guidelines in EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data, 2018-2023. The highest: Arsenic at 56 times its guideline.
What is chloramine, and does City of Lakeland use it?
Chloramine is a disinfectant made by combining chlorine and ammonia. Some water systems use it in place of free chlorine. The public data used on this site (EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data) does not record which disinfectant City of Lakeland uses, so we do not say. Your utility can tell you.
How is the Water Score for City of Lakeland calculated?
The score starts at 100. It goes down 8 for each contaminant above a cited health guideline whose source states a cancer basis, 5 for each other contaminant above its cited guideline, 5 for each of PFOA and PFOS averaging above the 4.0 ppt limit in EPA's 2024 PFAS rule, 10 for each contaminant whose average of all samples is above EPA's legal limit (instead of its guideline step), and 1 for each contaminant with a cited cancer-based guideline that is detected below it. Only guidelines with a cited document count. The lowest score is 5. Higher is better. For this report: 100 minus 8 times 1 is 92, so the score is 92.
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32 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 52.4 ppbdetected in 12 of 12 samples
No federal limit
None published
2020
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
19.6 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 39.7 ppbdetected in 114 of 114 samples
60 ppb
None published
2018-2022
Nitrate
12 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 120 ppbdetected in 1 of 10 samples
10,000 ppb
None published
2018-2022
Barium
5.2 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 5.8 ppbdetected in 2 of 2 samples
2,000 ppb
None published
2020
Copper
1.2 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 2.4 ppbdetected in 1 of 2 samplesMeasured where water enters the distribution system, not at the tap. EPA's action level applies to tap samples.
1,300 ppb (EPA action level, 90th percentile)
None published
2020
Radium-226
0.9 pCi/Laverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.9 pCi/Ldetected in 2 of 2 samples
Counts toward the combined 5 pCi/L limit for radium-226 and radium-228
None published
2020
Manganese
0.49 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 1.5 ppbdetected in 2 of 4 samples
No federal limit
None published
2020
Uranium
0.06 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.12 ppbdetected in 1 of 2 samples
30 ppb
None published
2020
What is the difference between a health guideline and a legal limit?
A legal limit is an enforceable standard, set by the EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Limits weigh health research together with the cost and feasibility of treatment. A health guideline is published by public-health sources and based on health research alone. A utility can meet every legal limit and still be above a published health guideline.