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FAQs

Is Polk County water safe to drink? ›

Polk County Utilities provides customers safe and sustainable drinking water that is delivered from 15 public water systems throughout unincorporated Polk County.

By Phone. To pay your utility bill via automated system, call (863) 298-4100 or toll free at 1(800) 301-6039.

The hardness of the Central P W S is typically around 162.6 ppm, or 9.5 grains per gallon.

The short answer? Yes. Thanks to the Safe Drinking Water Act, passed by congress in 1974, the Sunshine State must set and enforce drinking water regulations. While regulations vary from state to state, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets legal limits on over 90 contaminants in drinking water.

Lakeland water undergoes a series of treatment processes, including lime softening, to produce safe and reliable drinking water. The treated water is then delivered to the community through a transmission and distribution system maintained by high-service pumps.

Florida: A Karstic State

As rain falls into the ground in Florida, it dissolves the limestone while filtering down. The dissolved limestone creates the hard water. Sometimes this can hurt grass and hard water can sometimes make hair less soft.

Hard water leads to hair breakage and split ends, which can prevent our hair from growing long and strong. It also creates scalp issues, as mentioned. When our scalp is bogged down by debris, it doesn't get the necessary circulation to grow healthy roots.

The general rule of thumb is to drink clean water, with hardness being somewhere in the middle of soft and hard, 60 mg/L to 120 mg/L. Some also advise to not go beyond 170 mg/L, which indicates very high levels of calcium and magnesium.

How much is the average water bill in Lakeland Florida? ›

How do I terminate utility services with the county? Polk County Utilities requires a Termination of Services Request Form to be submitted. This may be accomplished by: Emailing your written request to utilitiescustomerservice@polk-county.net.

Most of Polk's larger communities have fluoride in their water systems, including Lakeland, Winter Haven, Lake Alfred, Auburndale, Haines City, the Wahneta Water Works and some systems operated by the county.

Lawn watering is limited to twice-per-week using the lawn watering schedule for potable (drinking water) and other water resources, regardless of the source such as wells, surface water, etc. Watering times are midnight to 10 a.m. and / or 4 p.m. to midnight.

And in an email to Stars and Stripes, a Fort Polk spokeswoman wrote: “It is the Fort Polk command's position that the water in family housing is safe to drink … The rigorous testing conducted here and our communications to the community about that testing are designed to leave no doubt as to the safety of the water.”

Drinking water quality in the United States is generally safe. In 2016, over 90 percent of the nation's community water systems were in compliance with all published U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) standards.