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Tampa switched to free chlorine through Oct 5 — expect a stronger chlorine taste. City notice

BaylifeWater Filtration Solutions

Where we work in Tampa Bay

We serve Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties, from Tampa and St. Pete to Spring Hill and Wesley Chapel. Check your ZIP below for your local water details.

How hard is your water?

Enter your ZIP to see what your utility reports.

Anything over 7 grains per gallon is considered hard. Most of Tampa Bay is well above that.

Where we work

Serving homes across Tampa Bay

City water or private well, new build or 1960s ranch, we test and treat homes in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties.

Counties we serveMap: U.S. Census Bureau county boundaries, simplified.

Hillsborough County

Tampa city water averages 12.3 grains per gallon (2025). Many homes in the north and east are on private wells.

  • Tampa
  • South Tampa
  • New Tampa
  • Brandon
  • Riverview
  • Valrico
  • Apollo Beach
  • Town 'n' Country
  • Lutz
  • Odessa

Pinellas County

Pinellas County reports about 10–14 gpg and switches to free chlorine twice a year. St. Pete runs about 9.2 gpg.

  • St. Petersburg
  • Clearwater
  • Largo
  • Seminole
  • Palm Harbor
  • Dunedin
  • Safety Harbor
  • Tarpon Springs

Pasco County

Fast-growing new-construction communities, plus lots of private wells with iron and sulfur.

  • Wesley Chapel
  • Land O' Lakes
  • Trinity
  • New Port Richey
  • Zephyrhills
  • Dade City

Hernando County

Hernando County Utilities disinfects with straight chlorine, not chloramine, and draws entirely from the Floridan aquifer; the county doesn't publish hardness. Ridge Manor, Istachatta and Nobleton lean heavily on private wells.

  • Spring Hill
  • Brooksville
  • Weeki Wachee
  • Hernando Beach
  • Ridge Manor
  • Istachatta
  • Nobleton
  • Masaryktown

Not sure if we cover you? Check your ZIP or get in touch.

Tampa Bay water, by the numbers

12.3 gpg

Average hardness of City of Tampa water in 2025

Scale: USGS hardness classes, in grains per gallon.

Source: City of Tampa 2025 Water Quality Report

Chloramine

The disinfectant used by most Tampa Bay utilities (Hernando County, Brooksville, Plant City, Oldsmar, Dunedin and Tarpon Springs use chlorine instead). It's what causes that 'pool' taste, and carbon filtration removes it.
Source: Utility water quality reports

$239M

Approved by Tampa Bay Water in May 2026 for new PFAS and organic-carbon treatment, rolling out through 2031
Source: Tampa Bay Water board release
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