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— 2025 PROVIDER REPORT

City of Tampa Water Department
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SUBSTANCES REPORTED

Turbidity
Alpha emitters (including uranium)
Combined radium 226/228
Barium
Fluoride
Nitrate as nitrogen
Sodium
Total organic carbon
Bromate
Chlorine and chloramines
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Copper at sampled taps
Lead at sampled taps
PFBS — purchased Morris Bridge water
PFPeA — purchased Morris Bridge water

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YOUR PROVIDER WATER SNAPSHOT● Verified official source

16REPORTED

Official monitoring reported for January–December 2025; radioactive results use the latest required April 2023 sampling

Met or surpassed state and federal drinking-water requirements; no violation reported in the data tables

City of Tampa Water Department

“16 reported substances translated into plain English below.”

PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM IDFL6290327

POPULATION SERVEDMore than 733,000 people

WATER SOURCEHillsborough River; supplemented by stored treated water and Tampa Bay Water purchases

TREATMENTCoagulation, sedimentation, ozone, biologically activated carbon, corrosion control and chloramine disinfection

WHO THIS REPORT COVERSCity of Tampa and parts of unincorporated Hillsborough County; verify the provider on the bill

Water-quality questions813-274-8811

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What your water provider reported.

Tampa primarily draws from the Hillsborough River and serves the City of Tampa plus parts of unincorporated Hillsborough County. In 2025, stored treated water and purchases from Tampa Bay Water supplemented the river supply. The utility reported no violations in its tables. Tampa stopped adding fluoride in July 2025; the May result below predates that change. Two PFAS detections were reported only for water purchased from Tampa Bay Water at the Morris Bridge facility, not as a systemwide Tampa tap result.

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UTILITY REPORTDescribes the public system

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PROPERTY TESTMeasures one address

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

IMPORTANTOne does not replace the other

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01TurbidityA measure of cloudiness used to track filtration performance.PROVIDER RESULTHighest single measurement: 0.16 NTU; 100% met required limitsSee details

REPORT COMPARISON VALUETreatment technique

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

REPORT STATUSNo treatment-technique violation reported

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02Alpha emitters (including uranium)Radioactive minerals that can occur naturally; latest required sample was April 2023.PROVIDER RESULT1.6 pCi/LSee details

LEGAL LIMIT15 pCi/L MCL

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

REPORT STATUSBelow the federal MCL

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

03Combined radium 226/228Radioactive minerals that can occur naturally; latest required sample was April 2023.PROVIDER RESULT0.6 pCi/LSee details

LEGAL LIMIT5 pCi/L MCL

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

REPORT STATUSBelow the federal MCL

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

04BariumCan occur naturally or come from drilling waste and metal-refining activity.PROVIDER RESULT0.011 ppmSee details

LEGAL LIMIT2 ppm MCL

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

REPORT STATUSBelow the federal MCL

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

05FluorideThe utility stopped adding fluoride in July 2025; this table value predates that change.PROVIDER RESULT0.56 ppm in May 2025See details

LEGAL LIMIT4 ppm MCL

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

REPORT STATUSBelow the federal MCL

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

06Nitrate as nitrogenCan come from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, sewage and natural deposits.PROVIDER RESULT0.29 ppmSee details

LEGAL LIMIT10 ppm MCL

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

REPORT STATUSBelow the federal MCL

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

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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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