Orlando tap water

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Why is Florida tap water so gross??? Thread starter kandb Start date Aug 31, Joined Apr 22, We live up north and our tap water is pretty good. When we go down to Florida the water taste horrendous. I remember people saying it is sulfur water, whatever that means. Are you Floridians used to the Florida tap water or do you think it's gross also??? Thankfully we have a rental car and will pick up two cases of bottled water before we get to WDW. Joined Feb 4, I live in Northwest Florida and the water is gross here too.

I drink filtered or bottled water. The tap water in Orlando, FL, is absolutely safe to drink. Due to organic and some variations of minerals, the water taste might be odd for some: tourist or new residence.

If you are after the taste, you can easily buy bottled water from the convenience stores or supermarket. On some hotels or villas, bottled water or filtered water is provided. In the restaurant, you can request for tap water; however, you like it with ice or not. Others may be using a water filter, or they purify the water for better taste. Orlando drinking water originates from Lower Floridan Aquifer, which is found a quarter-mile underground. This deep aquifer is located underneath layers of sand and clay, as well as being below the Upper Floridan Aquifer and a layer of limestone.

The Orlando Utilities Commission runs seven water treatment plants, which pull up the water from the aquifer and treat it before sending it off to customers. Like many cities and towns in the United States, Orlando applies chlorine to its water to protect consumers toward waterborne illness.

While not considered harmful on its own, many people find that the elimination of chlorine from drinking water improves taste and odor. When your tap water is filtered, we think you will notice an immediate taste improvement. How can we trust our drinking water from Orlando to be clean when in reality there are all kinds of impurities and contaminants that are being introduced to our supply via rain, runoff, and even our own industry?

You may not realize it but there are thousands upon thousands of toxins and carcinogenic substances that are finding their way into the ground that we are drinking each and every day.

While the water that comes out of your tap is certainly safe from these substances, they still add to the problem by getting caught in the drainage system and flowing freely back into the area.

The only way to truly have clean water is to have a system installed that catches all of these pollutants before they even make it to the point of entering your home. You need to understand one fact about water treatment systems. They are designed to kill bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, and other harmful contaminants from entering your water supply.

This will ensure that the water you are drinking is clean and safe to use, however you need to ensure that it reaches that same clean level throughout the entire process, or else it will not be effective. Residents need to cut back on water use, particularly for irrigating lawns and plants and washing vehicles, Dyer said. If use doesn't decrease, he warned, water quality could suffer.

The city was doing its part, turning off water features at parks and limiting the watering of public grass and other greenery, Dyer said. He blamed the unvaccinated for putting the city in a position of having to face possible water quality issues. This study included cities and listed the cities in order of descending quality. The low rating was due to the presence of 17 chemicals in the tap water, seven of which could pose health hazards.