Odor measures how noticeable the smell of the water is, often from sulfur, chlorine, or organic material.
In Florida, Odor was reported by 288 community water systems serving about 2,524,828 people. Every reported reading was at or below the federal legal limit.
The highest reading relative to the limit was at Liberty Correctional Institution in Liberty County, at 3333% of it.
Where it comes from: Sulfur compounds; organic matter; disinfection.
Enforceable. A utility must stay at or under this.
Health-based, not enforceable. Often lower than the limit, sometimes zero.
California has not published a PHG for this substance.
Health effects the EPA associates with it: Not a health concern. It is a taste-and-smell measure.
Water at or under the legal limit meets federal safety standards. A reading above a health goal is not the same as being unsafe, and health goals are set purely on health without regard to cost or treatability. Both are shown so the margin is visible either way.
Showing the 25 highest of 288 systems that reported Odor.
These figures describe water as delivered by each utility, not what your home’s plumbing adds after it arrives. Informational; not a substitute for testing your own tap.