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— 2025 PROVIDER REPORT

Okeechobee Utility Authority
water report

Start with the quick list. Amounts, limits and explanations are available farther down only if you want them.

SUBSTANCES REPORTED

Lead — current 2026 warning
Chlorine and chloramines
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Sodium
Nitrate as nitrogen
Nitrite as nitrogen
Turbidity

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8REPORTED

Official 2025 annual report, plus OUA’s August 2026 lead action-level warning

The 2025 report listed no violations; a separate 2026 lead action-level exceedance remains under investigation

Okeechobee Utility Authority

“8 reported substances translated into plain English below.”

— QUICK WATER SUMMARY

What your water provider reported.

OUA treats water drawn from Lake Okeechobee using coagulation, filtration, ozonation and chloramines. Its 2025 annual report listed no violations in the reported tables. In August 2026, however, OUA issued a separate drinking-water warning after nine of 70 tap samples exceeded the lead action level. That newer warning matters more for the current lead status and does not mean every OUA customer has lead at the tap.

Start with the simple list below. Open See details to see whether the comparison is a legal limit, a health benchmark or another value used in the official report.

UTILITY REPORTDescribes the public system

Useful for source water, treatment and provider-wide monitoring.

PROPERTY TESTMeasures one address

Needed when the concern involves a building, service line, private well or exact tap.

IMPORTANTOne does not replace the other

A compliant utility report cannot rule out a plumbing issue inside one property.

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01Lead — current 2026 warningLead usually enters water through service lines, fixtures or household plumbing. The nine results do not establish the level at every OUA property.PROVIDER RESULT9 of 70 sampled taps exceeded 15 ppbSee details

REPORT COMPARISON VALUE15 ppb action level; utility action is required when more than 10% of sampled taps exceed it

Legal limits are enforceable. Health benchmarks and goals may be non-enforceable comparison values.

REPORT STATUSAction level exceeded in June–July 2026 sampling

TREATMENT CONTEXTCertified point-of-use RO or contaminant-specific filtration is commonly evaluated.

02Chlorine and chloraminesDisinfectants used to control microbes. OUA temporarily used free chlorine during April 2025 as routine distribution maintenance.PROVIDER RESULT2.1 ppm; range 0.2–3.5See details

REPORT COMPARISON VALUE4 ppm MRDL

Legal limits are enforceable. Health benchmarks and goals may be non-enforceable comparison values.

REPORT STATUSNo violation reported

TREATMENT CONTEXTWhole-home activated carbon is commonly evaluated.

03Haloacetic acids (HAA5)A byproduct created during drinking-water disinfection.PROVIDER RESULT16.50 ppb; range 2.2–19.6See details

REPORT COMPARISON VALUE60 ppb

Legal limits are enforceable. Health benchmarks and goals may be non-enforceable comparison values.

REPORT STATUSNo violation reported

TREATMENT CONTEXTWhole-home activated carbon is commonly evaluated.

04Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)A byproduct created during drinking-water disinfection.PROVIDER RESULT19.49 ppb; range 10.3–33.3See details

REPORT COMPARISON VALUE80 ppb

Legal limits are enforceable. Health benchmarks and goals may be non-enforceable comparison values.

REPORT STATUSNo violation reported

TREATMENT CONTEXTWhole-home activated carbon is commonly evaluated.

05SodiumCan reflect source-water conditions, saltwater influence and natural soil conditions.PROVIDER RESULT44 ppmSee details

REPORT COMPARISON VALUE160 ppm Florida standard

Legal limits are enforceable. Health benchmarks and goals may be non-enforceable comparison values.

REPORT STATUSNo violation reported

TREATMENT CONTEXTPoint-of-use reverse osmosis is commonly evaluated.

06Nitrate as nitrogenCan come from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, sewage and natural deposits.PROVIDER RESULT0.61 ppm; range 0.10–0.61See details

REPORT COMPARISON VALUE10 ppm

Legal limits are enforceable. Health benchmarks and goals may be non-enforceable comparison values.

REPORT STATUSNo violation reported

TREATMENT CONTEXTPoint-of-use reverse osmosis is commonly evaluated.

Hardness and TDS can vary from street to street.

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*Provider reports describe the public distribution system—not the water at a specific home. Actual results vary by service address, plumbing, seasonal utility conditions and system configuration. A softener does not necessarily reduce TDS. Address-specific testing is required before treatment is recommended.

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