Yalaha, FL water quality
Yalaha is largely unincorporated and served by private wells drawing directly from the Floridan Aquifer. Expect hard water with notable iron and sulfur (rotten-egg odor), and no chlorine residual to control bacteria — annual well testing and whole-home treatment are strongly recommended.
Scored from published utility reports — legally compliant water can still score high.
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Your Yalaha score is 64/100 — see what it is at your address.
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Contaminant panel
What's actually in Yalaha water.
USGS groundwater context · reviewed July 29, 2026
Hardness
Soft < 3 gpg
Untreated well water — very hard, heavy scale on fixtures and appliances.
No public source — private wells are not tested by any agency. EPA SDWIS
Sulfur / Hydrogen Sulfide
EPA SMCL <0.05 ppm
Rotten-egg odor common in shallow Floridan Aquifer wells.
No public source — private wells are not tested by any agency. EPA SDWIS
Iron
EPA SMCL 0.3 ppm
Orange staining on fixtures, laundry, and well casings.
No public source — private wells are not tested by any agency. EPA SDWIS
Radium
EPA MCL 5 pCi/L
Naturally occurring in deep Floridan Aquifer draw zones.
No public source — private wells are not tested by any agency. EPA SDWIS
Bacteria (Coliform)
Untreated wells
Private wells require annual testing; no chlorine residual.
No public source — private wells are not tested by any agency. EPA SDWIS
Sediment
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Sand and turbidity common after heavy rain events.
No public source — private wells are not tested by any agency. EPA SDWIS
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Neighborhoods
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2 recognized Yalaha communities and subdivisions, ranked worst to best. Tap one for its profile.
Neighborhood profile
Yalaha Groves
Yalaha, FL · Private wells
- Hardness
- High
- Chlorine
- Low
Yalaha Groves homes rely on private Floridan Aquifer wells with no chlorine residual; iron and sulfur odor are the most common complaints, and softener use is widespread. Older casings (built 1970s-1990s) can also introduce sediment after heavy rain.
- Built 1970s-1990s~250 homes34797
How we score a Yalaha neighborhood
No agency publishes testing per subdivision — it is published per public water system. So the score is a documented model, not a measurement:
- 1Start from the serving utility's own published baseline (hardness plus disinfection-byproduct load from its most recent Consumer Confidence Report).
- 2Add for plumbing era: +8 for pre-1960 housing stock, +4 for 1960s-80s, +2 for 1990s-2000s, +0 for 2010 and newer.
- 3Add for service-zone position: +6 where the subdivision sits at the end of long distribution mains (newer master-planned build-outs), +3 for the oldest downtown mains.
- 4Add for local sources: +12 private or community well, +9 airport/GOAA PFAS influence area, +7 industrial adjacency, +3 golf-corridor irrigation, +2 lakefront shallow-well and iron staining.
- 5Clamp to 30-95, then map to low / moderate / high. Wells get chlorine scored near zero — nothing is disinfecting that water at all.
Where the Yalaha community names come from
Yalaha publishes no official neighborhood map, so these are the recognized subdivision and community names used by the city, USPS mail routes, and local listings.
Data compiled from Yalaha Consumer Confidence Reports and EPA ECHO monitoring. Neighborhood-level readings are estimates based on service zone, plumbing age, and source blending; a free on-site test provides exact numbers for your address.
Water system
Private well (no public water system)
Homes here draw directly from the Floridan Aquifer through a private well. Private wells are not regulated, not treated, and not tested by any agency — there is no CCR for this address because no one is required to produce one.
Maintenance
Last reviewed July 29, 2026
CCRs publish annually. We re-check every page against the current report. Full methodology.
What happens next
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About 20 minutes, start to finish
You get your numbers written down and compared against your utility's own published report. Nothing is installed on the test visit.
A recommendation, not a hard close
If filtration makes sense, you get a fixed written price and financing options. If it doesn't, we'll tell you that too.
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Before you call anyone in Yalaha.
Need is the wrong word: your Yalaha utility delivers water that meets every enforceable EPA limit. Filtration is about the things those limits don't cover — hardness that scales your fixtures and water heater, chlorine taste and smell, and disinfection byproducts that sit above the stricter (non-enforceable) EWG health guideline. Legal water and water you enjoy drinking aren't the same standard.
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