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Can You Drink Tap Water in Daytona Beach?
Yes, Daytona Beach's tap water is generally considered safe to drink as Daytona Beach has no active health based violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) that we are aware of. Other factors such as lead piping in a home, or low levels of pollutants on immunocompromised individuals, should also be considered, however. To find more recent info we might have, you can check out our boil water notice page or the city's water provider website.
According the EPA’s ECHO database, from April 30, 2019 to June 30, 2022, Daytona Beach's water utility, City of Daytona Beach, had 0 violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. For more details on the violations, please see our violation history section below. The last violation for Daytona Beach was resolved on Jan. 31, 2014. This assessment is based on the City of Daytona Beach water system, other water systems in the city may have different results.
While tap water that meets the EPA health guidelines generally won’t make you sick to your stomach, it can still contain regulated and unregulated contaminants present in trace amounts that could potentially cause health issues over the long-run. These trace contaminants may also impact immunocompromised and vulnerable individuals.
The EPA is reviewing if it’s current regulations around pollutant levels in tap water are strict enough, and the health dangers posed by unregulated pollutants, like PFAS.
Water Quality Report for Daytona Beach Tap Water
The most recent publicly available numbers for measured contaminant levels in Daytona Beach tap water are in its 2020 Water Quality Report. As you can see, there are levels which the EPA considers to be acceptable, but being below the maximum allowable level doesn’t necessarily mean the water is healthy.
Lead in tap water, for example, is currently allowed at up to 15ppb by the EPA, but it has set the ideal goal for lead at zero. This highlights how meeting EPA standards doesn’t necessarily mean local tap water is healthy.
EPA regulations continue to change as it evaluates the long term impacts of chemicals and updates drinking water acceptable levels. The rules around arsenic, as well as, lead and copper are currently being re-evaluated.
There are also a number of "emerging" contaminants that are not currently. For example, PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), for which the EPA has issued a health advisory. PFAS are called "forever chemicals" since they tend not to break down in the environment or the human body and can accumulate over time.
We recommend looking at the contaminants present in Daytona Beach's water quality reports, or getting your home's tap water tested to see if you should be filtering your water.
Daytona Beach Tap Water Safe Drinking Water Act Violation History - Prior 10 Years
Below is a ten year history of violations for the water system named City of Daytona Beach for Daytona Beach in Florida. For more details please see the "What do these Violations Mean?" section below.
From Jan. 1, 2014 to Jan. 31, 2014, Daytona Beach had 1 health-based Safe Drinking Water Act violation with the violation category being Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, more specifically, the violation code was Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) which falls into the Microbials rule code group, and the Total Coliform Rules rule code family for the following contaminant code: Coliform (TCR).
Is there Lead in Daytona Beach Water?
Based on the EPA’s ECHO Database, 90% of the samples taken from the Daytona Beach water system, City of Daytona Beach, between sample start date and sample end date, were at or below, 0.0026 mg/L of lead in Daytona Beach water. This is 17.3% of the 0.015 mg/L action level. This means 10% of the samples taken from Daytona Beach contained more lead.
While Daytona Beach water testing may have found 0.0026 mg/L of lead in its water, that does not mean your water source has the same amount. The amount of lead in water in a city can vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood, or even building to building. Many buildings, particularly older ones, have lead pipes or service lines which can be a source of contamination. To find out if your home has lead, we recommend getting you water tested.
No amount of lead in water is healthy, only less dangerous. As lead accumulates in our bodies over time, even exposure to relatively small amounts can have negative health effects. For more information, please check out our Lead FAQ page.
Are there PFAS in Daytona Beach Tap Water?
Currently, testing tap water for PFAS isn’t mandated on a national level. We do have a list of military bases where there have been suspected or confirmed leaks. There appears to be at least one military base - Orlando NTC - near Daytona Beach with suspected leaks.
With many potential sources of PFAS in tap water across the US, the best information we currently have about which cities have PFAS in their water is this ewg map, which you can check to see if Daytona Beach has been evaluated for yet.
Our stance is better safe than sorry, and that it makes sense to try to purify the tap water just in case.
Daytona Beach SDWA Violation History Table - Prior 10 Years
| Compliance Period | Status | Health-Based? | Category Code | Code | Rule Code | Contaminant Code | Rule Group Code | Rule Family Code |
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| 01/01/2014 - 01/31/2014 | Resolved | Yes | Maximum Contaminant Level Violation (MCL) | Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) (22) | Total Coliform Rule (110) | Coliform (TCR) (3100) | Microbials (100) | Total Coliform Rules (110) |
What do these Violations Mean?
Safe Drinking Water Act Violations categories split into two groups, health based, and non-health based. Generally, health based violations are more serious, though non-health based violations can also be cause for concern.
Health Based Violations
- Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) - maximum allowed contaminant level was exceeded.
- Maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs) - maximum allowed disinfectant level was exceeded.
- Other violations (Other) - the exact required process to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water was not followed.
Non-Health Based Violations
- Monitoring and reporting violations (MR, MON) - failure to conduct the required regular monitoring of drinking water quality, and/or to submit monitoring results on time.
- Public notice violations (Other) - failure to immediately alert consumers if there is a serious problem with their drinking water that may pose a risk to public health.
- Other violations (Other) - miscellaneous violations, such as failure to issue annual consumer confidence reports or maintain required records.
SDWA Table Key
| Field | Description |
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| Compliance Period | Dates of the compliance period. |
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Current status of the violation.
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| Health-Based? | Whether the violation is health based. |
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The category of violation that is reported.
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| Code | A full description of violation codes can be accessed in the SDWA_REF_CODE_VALUES (CSV) table. |
| Contaminant Code | A code value that represents a contaminant for which a public water system has incurred a violation of a primary drinking water regulation. |
| Rule Code |
Code for a National Drinking Water rule.
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Code that uniquely identifies a rule group.
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| Rule Family Code |
Code for rule family.
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For more clarification please visit the EPA's data dictionary.
Daytona Beach Water - Frequently Asked Questions
| By Phone: | 386-671-8825 |
| By Mail: | DAYTONA BEACH DEPUTY UTILITY DIRECTOR 125 BASIN STREET, SUITE 100 DAYTONA BEACH, FL, 32114 |
Existing customers can login to their City of Daytona Beach account to pay their Daytona Beach water bill by clicking here.
If you want to pay your City of Daytona Beach bill online and haven't made an account yet, you can create an account online. Please click here to create your account to pay your Daytona Beach water bill.
If you don't want to make an account, or can't remember your account, you can make a one-time payment towards your Daytona Beach water bill without creating an account using a one time payment portal with your account number and credit or debit card. Click here to make a one time payment.
Moving to a new house or apartment in Daytona Beach means you will often need to put the water in your name with City of Daytona Beach. In order to put the water in your name, please click the link to the start service form below. Start service requests for water bills typically take two business days.
Leaving your house or apartment in Daytona Beach means you will likely need to take your name off of the water bill with City of Daytona Beach. In order to take your name off the water bill, please click the link to the stop service form below. Stop service for water bills requests typically take two business days.
The estimated price of bottled water
$1.67 in USD (1.5-liter)
USER SUBMITTED RATINGS
- Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
- Water Pollution
- Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
- Water Quality
The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Daytona Beach, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
Related FAQS
Daytona Beach Water Quality Report (Consumer Confidence Report)
The EPA mandates that towns and cities consistently monitor and test their tap water. They must report their findings in an annual Consumer Confidence Report. Below is the most recent water quality report from Daytona Beach's Water. If you would like to see the original version of the report, please click here.
Safe, high-quality
drinking water.
Right from your tap.
The Daytona Beach Utilities Department is pleased to provide this year’s annual Water Quality Report to inform citizens about the quality water and services the city delivers every day to its consumers. The Utilities Department strives to provide a consistent, dependable and safe supply of drinking water. It is important for citizens to understand the efforts taken to continually improve the water treatment process and protect water resources. The city is committed to ensuring the quality of its water.
In 2020 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) performed a Source Water Assessment on the city’s system. The assessment was conducted to provide information about any potential sources of contamination in the vicinity of the wells.
There are 40 unique potential sources of contamination identified for this system with Low to High susceptibility levels. Assessment results are available on the FDEP Source Water Assessment and Protection Program website at https://fldep.dep.state.fl.us/swapp/ or a copy can be requested from the city’s Utilities Department.
For questions about this report or the drinking water, please contact:
City of Daytona Beach Utilities Department
125 Basin St., Suite 204
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Phone: (386) 671-8824
Fax: (386) 671-5938
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Where do we get our water and how is it treated?
The city’s drinking water comes from any one of a |
This water is treated at the Ralph Brennan Water |
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Treatment Plant, located at 3651 LPGA Blvd., |
the Floridan Aquifer. This is a vast groundwater |
through ozonation, softening, filtration and |
resource that stretches southward from South |
chloramine disinfection processes. |
Carolina to a large part of the Florida including all of |
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Volusia County. |
An inhibitor is added to reduce corrosion of |
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household plumbing. The naturally occurring |
Although this water is very high in quality, it does |
fluoride content is supplemented at a level |
contain dissolved minerals and natural organics, |
recommended by the American Dental Health |
which are essential for good health. |
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Things to know about your water
Some people may be more vulnerable to |
More information about contaminants and potential |
contaminants in drinking water than the general |
health effects can be obtained by calling the |
population. |
Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking |
including those persons with cancer undergoing |
Water Hotline at (800) |
chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ |
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transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune |
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious |
system disorders, elderly people and infants can be |
health problems, especially for pregnant women and |
particularly at risk from infections. Persons who are |
young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily |
concerned about being at risk of infection, should |
from materials and components associated with |
seek advice about drinking water from their |
service lines and home plumbing. |
healthcare providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on |
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appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by |
The City of Daytona Beach is responsible for |
Cryptosporidium and other microbiological |
providing |
contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking |
control the variety of materials used in plumbing |
Water Hotline by calling (800) |
components. When water has been sitting for |
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several hours, citizens can minimize the potential for |
Drinking water, including bottled water, may |
lead exposure by flushing the tap for 30 seconds to |
reasonably be expected to contain at least small |
two minutes before using water for drinking or |
amounts of some contaminants. The presence of |
cooking. |
contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the |
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water poses a health risk. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations, which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health.
Citizens who are concerned about lead in their water, may want to have their water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods and steps to take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline by calling (800)
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Contaminants found in all drinking water
The City of Daytona Beach Utilities Department |
Contaminants that may be present in source water |
routinely monitors for more than 80 primary and |
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secondary contaminants in its drinking water |
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according to federal and state laws, rules and |
(A) Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and |
regulations. The primary contaminants include |
bacteria, which may come from sewage |
inorganic compounds (mostly metals that are |
treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural |
naturally found in the environment), volatile |
livestock operations and wildlife. |
compounds, pesticides, PCBs and radionuclides. |
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(B) Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and |
Secondary contaminants include compounds |
metals, which can be |
associated with the aesthetic (e.g. odor, color) |
result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial |
quality of water. Except where indicated otherwise, |
or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas |
this report is based on the results of monitoring |
production, mining or farming. |
from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2020. |
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(C) Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from |
Data obtained before Jan. 1, 2020, and presented in |
a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban |
this report are from the most recent testing done in |
stormwater runoff and residential uses. |
accordance with the laws, rules and regulations. |
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(D) Organic chemical contaminants, including |
The sources of drinking water (for tap and bottled |
synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which |
water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, |
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reservoirs, springs and wells. As water travels over |
petroleum production, and can also come from |
the surface of the land or through the ground, it |
gas stations, urban stormwater runoff and septic |
dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some |
systems. |
cases, radioactive material, and can pick up |
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substances resulting from the presence of animals or |
(E) Radioactive contaminants, which can be |
from human activity. |
naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas |
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production and mining activities. |
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How to read the data
The tables show the results of the city’s water- |
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Detected” shows the highest results from the last |
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The level of a drinking water disinfectant below, |
time tests were performed. “Likely Source” shows |
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which there is no known or expected risk to |
where this substance usually originates. |
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health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of |
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Action Level (AL) |
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The concentration of a contaminant that, if |
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exceeded, triggers treatment or other |
terms and abbreviations, please refer to the |
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requirements that a water system must follow. |
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by weight of the water sample. |
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• Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLG |
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One part by weight of analyte to 1 billion parts |
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by weight of the water sample. |
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- Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level or MRDL The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
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A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water. -
Picocurie per liter (pCi/L)
Measure of the radioactivity in water.
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Inorganic Contaminants
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Lead and Copper (Tap Water)
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The City of Daytona Beach has been monitoring for unregulated contaminants (UCs) as part of a study to help the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determine the occurrence in drinking water of UCs and whether or not these contaminants need to be regulated. At present, no health standards (for example, maximum contaminant levels) have been established for UCs. However, we are required to publish the detected analytical results of the UC monitoring in this annual water quality report. For the complete list of results, including the
If you would like more information on the EPA’s Unregulated Contaminants Monitoring Rule,
please call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800)
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Toilet Rebate
Program
Inside a typical home, about 40% of the water used |
An application for the rebate can be obtained by |
is due to toilet flushing. The City of Daytona Beach |
calling (386) |
sponsors a rebate program that encourages |
with the original receipt of purchase for the |
residential water customers to replace older, |
replacement toilet should be mailed to: |
inefficient toilets with new, |
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qualify, you will be receive a $50 credit on a future |
City of Daytona Beach Utilities Department |
water bill. |
Toilet Rebate |
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125 Basin St., Suite 100 |
To be eligible for the rebate program, you must |
Daytona Beach, FL 32114 |
meet the following qualifications: |
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• The address of the residence must be within |
After receipt of all paperwork, eligible |
Daytona Beach’s city limits. |
participants will be credited with a $50 rebate on |
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their bill within four to eight weeks, depending on |
• The toilet that is being replaced must have been |
the billing cycle. |
manufactured prior to 1992. 1992 is when the |
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National Energy Policy Act went into effect, |
This is a residential rebate offer and is limited to |
mandating that toilets be manufactured to use |
two toilet replacements per address. For |
only 1.6 gallons per flush rather than the 3.5 – |
commercial requests, please call (386) |
7.0 gallons per flush of older models. |
for details. |
• The toilet replaced cannot be reused and must |
By participating in the City of Daytona Beach’s |
be disposed of properly. |
Toilet Rebate Program, the customer agrees to an |
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Water
Conservation
Did you know? The average adult needs only 2.5 quarts of water to maintain health, but each person in Florida uses 120 to 150 gallons of water per day. That’s why it’s important to use water wisely, at home, work or at school. By conserving water today, we can do our part to keep water pure and plentiful for future generations.
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Use a commercial car wash that recycles |
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Additional
Resources
City Commission
Dannette Henry. Back row: Quanita May, Aaron Delgado, Stacy Cantu, Paula R. Reed
City Commission meets regularly
City Commission meetings are the first and third Wednesday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. in City Hall, located at 301 S. Ridgewood Ave. Meetings air live on www.codb.us/DBTV and Spectrum Channel 490.
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To report water line breaks and emergencies: (386)
Department of Health in Volusia County Environmental Health Engineering Section (386)
City of Daytona Beach’s website
www.codb.us
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Contaminants
Daytona Beach
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Utility details
- Serves: 88918
- Data available: 2012-2017
- Data Source: Groundwater
- Total: 12
Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines
- Chlorate
- Chromium (hexavalent)
- Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Detected Contaminants
- Aluminum
- Cyanide
- Dalapon
- Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Fluoride
- Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- Nitrate
- Strontium
- Vanadium
Reminder
Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.
Sources and Resources
Sources Cited
Additional Resources
If you''ve ever visited Daytona Beach, Florida and sampled the local tap water you''re probably wondering if you''re being poisoned with lead. But before we get too deep into the topic of tap water contamination, let''s take a minute to discuss what is really going on in the water.
In case you missed it, a few years ago the city of Daytona Beach, Florida changed its drinking water treatment methods to add chlorine. At first this was not seen as a problem since the levels of chlorine were thought to be very low. However, the levels were found to be too high and after testing over four thousand gallons of water, a public health concern was created.
The reason that the new addition of chlorine in tap water was seen as a concern was because the levels were too high to be used for showering, cooking or bathing. They were then found to be contaminated with heavy metals like lead.
Lead is a mineral found naturally in the earths crust and is foun