Serving you since 1964

What began as an effort to bring water to farmland has blossomed into a fixture in the Taft area. The Taft Water Association is located approximately seven miles south of downtown Orlando and nine miles north of Kissimmee, just off of CR527 in south central Orange County. The Taft Water Association was established in 1964 as a community owned non-profit association. The water system has a service area composed of about 640 acres and provides potable water to approximately 3,500 full time residents via 1,350 service connections, of which 160 are residential units that are located within the City limits of Orlando. The potable water is supplied by two wells located at the plant facility that draw from the Floridan aquifer. The depths of the wells are 572’, cased to 221’ and 600’, cased to 225’. The Taft Water Association has an approved CUP within the SFWMD. The CUP allows a total allocation of 107.33 MG annually, and this permit expires February 27, 2032.

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Helpful Tip:

Typically, toilets begin leaking when the toilet flapper or valve seal becomes old or worn out. A good way to check is to put some food coloring in the toilet tank and wait 15 minutes to see whether color shows up in the toilet bowl. If it does, you’ll need to fix the flapper or valve seal. You can probably find the replacement part at your hardware store, but to be sure, take the old part with you for comparison. If the leaky toilet is old, consider replacing the whole fixture. You can get a new water-efficient one for as little as $100. “Older toilets can use four times more water per flush,” says John Banta, who oversees Consumer Reports’ toilet tests. “New toilets use as little as 1.28 gallons per flush, so replacing an older toilet can dramatically reduce your water bill.”

2023 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report of the Taft Water Association PWS3481326

We are pleased to provide you with this year’s report. We want to keep you informed about the water and the services we have delivered to you over the past year. Our goal is to provide to you a clean and dependable supply of water. Our source is water obtained from the Floridan aquifer. The water is aerated to reduce taste and odors and then chlorinated for disinfection purposes.

This report shows our water quality results and what they mean. If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please contact Alan Dominy at 407-855-8712. We encourage our valued customers to be informed about their water utility. Taft Water Association routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations. Except where indicated otherwise, this report is based on the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2023. Data obtained before January 1, 2023, and presented in this report are from the most recent testing done in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations.

In 2023 the Florida Department of Environmental Protection performed a Source Water Assessment on our system. The assessment was conducted to provide information about any potential sources of contamination in the vicinity of our wells. There are 3 potential sources of contamination identified for this system with a low to moderate concern level. The assessment results are available on the FDEP SWAPP website at https://prodapps.dep.state.fl.us/swapp/ or can be obtained from our office at 1129 Pine St. Orlando, FL 32824.

In the table below, you may find unfamiliar terms and abbreviations. To help you better understand these terms we've provided the following definitions:

Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLG: The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements that a water system must follow.

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.

Maximum residual disinfectant level goal or MRDLG: The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

“ND” means not detected and indicates that the substance was not found by laboratory analysis.

Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (µg/l): one part by weight of analyte to 1 billion parts by weight of the water sample.

Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l): one part by weight of analyte to 1 million parts by weight of the water sample.

Inorganic Contaminants

Contaminant and Unit of Measurement Dates of sampling (mo/yr) MCL Violation (Y/N) Level Detected Range of Results MCLG MCL Likely Source of Contamination

Barium (ppm) 8/23 N 0.010 N/A 2 2 Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits

Sodium (ppm) 8/23 N 19 N/A N/A 160 Salt water intrusion, leaching

Chromium (ppm) 8/23 N .0012 N/A N/A 100 Discharge from steel and pulp mills; erosion of natural deposits

Lead and Copper (Tap Water)

Contaminant & Unit of Measurement Dates of sampling AL Exceeded? 90th Percentile Result Sites exceeding the AL MCLG AL Likely Source of Contamination

Copper(tap water)(ppm) 8/23 N 0.047 0 1.3 1.3 Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives

Lead (tap water) (ppb) 8/23 N 5.30 0 0 15 Corrosion of household plumbing systems, erosion of natural deposits

If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. Taft Water Association is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products

Disinfectant or Contaminant and Unit of Measurement Dates of sampling MCL Violation Level Detected Range of Results MCLG MCL Likely Source of Contamination

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) (ppb) 01/23-07/23 N 27.0 27.0-14.92 n/a 60 By-product of drinking water disinfection

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) (ppb) 01/23-07/23 N 51.2 51.2-27.1 n/a 80 By-product of drinking

water disinfection

Chlorine (ppm) 01/23 - 12/23 N 1.9(9/23) 0.2-1.9 4 MRDL Water additive used

4.0 to control microbes

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity.

Contaminants that may be present in source water include:

(A) Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.

(B) Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.

(C) Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff, and residential uses.

(D) Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems.

(E) Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.

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. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health. Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.

Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

Pay your Bill

Taft Water Association accepts cash, checks or money orders. You can make your payment at our customer service window on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday from 8:00 am till 11:30 am or on Wednesdays from 1:00 pm till 5:00 pm.
Of course you can mail your payment to us at 1129 Pine Street Orlando, FL 32824.
We have a drop box located at the plant where payments can be deposited 24 hours a day.
You can pay you bill on line by utilizing your financial institutions Bill Pay feature. Simply log into your bank account, click "bill pay", provide your Taft Water account # as a reference number and schedule your payment on the day that suits your schedule. Remember, all bills are due in our office on the 20th of each month by the close of our customer service window.

Payment Types Accepted

Cash, Check or
Money Order

Payment Methods

In person at our customer service window, Mail, Drop Box or on line

Due Date

All bills are due on the 20th of the month (unless the 20th is a saturday or sunday, then due date is the following monday)

2024 ANNUAL MEETING

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 6:00 PM

@ 9455 S. ORANGE AVENUE (TAFT COMMUNITTY CENTER)

Account holders that sign in are eligible for a $15 bill credit*