Apopka, FL

• Symptoms of MS

  1 affectedReportedpesticides

  (submitted by Anonymous)

  Reported 2025 · 11 months ago

• Cancer cluster

  Suspected / Under community documentation

  A September 2025 statewide report by Fight4Zero explicitly lists Apopka among Florida's suspected cancer cluster locations, stating 'Residents reported cancer clusters linked to contaminated water.' The same report also flags neighboring Orange County (Avalon Park OUC Plant) for elevated cancer rate concerns.

  Reported 2025 · 11 months ago

• Breast cancer (death)

  1 affectedReportedOrganochlorines

  A local Apopka resident reported that his wife died of breast cancer he believes was caused by contaminants in the area's drinking water near the former muck farms.

  Reported 2023 · 2 years ago

• Cancer cluster (reported)

  18 affectedUnder investigationOrganochlorines

  Residents near the former muck farms have reported elevated cancer incidence; under community investigation.

  Reported 2022 · 3 years ago

• Cancer / general illness from contaminated water

  Community-reported / Unverified by regulators

  A public Facebook advocacy page, 'Apopka Cancer Cases,' alleges that 'Apopka is cancer city' and that 'Apopka's tap water is not safe to drink — it does not meet DEP standards.' While not an official enforcement action, this page documents organized community advocacy around water-health connections.

Claims are aggregated from public records and community reports and may be unverified. If you believe your illness is linked to local water, request a consultation.

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Pollution sources & reported claims near your water

Factories, greenhouses, and contaminated sites mapped around the water supply. Tap any circle for detail.

Apopka water sources

Where Apopka draws its drinking water (EPA SDWIS / city records). Marked with 💧 on the map above.

Public water systems

EPA & DEP violations

• E. COLI — MR violation

  medium severityArchived

  E. COLI MR violation (Archived).

  EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Aug 1, 2025 · 10 months ago · Source ↗

• Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

  medium severityArchived

  Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Archived).

  EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Aug 1, 2025 · 10 months ago · Source ↗

• Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 11 months ago · Source ↗

• Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 11 months ago · Source ↗

• Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 11 months ago · Source ↗

• Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 11 months ago · Source ↗

• Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 11 months ago · Source ↗

• Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 11 months ago · Source ↗

• Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 11 months ago · Source ↗

• Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 11 months ago · Source ↗

• Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 11 months ago · Source ↗

• E. COLI — MR violation

  medium severityArchived

  E. COLI MR violation (Archived).

  EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jun 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• Golden Gem — failure to meet permit compliance schedule

  medium severityOpen

  Third of three violations in the April 2, 2025 FDEP consent order: failure to comply with permit compliance schedules in Permit Condition V.I.1, Improvement Action #2 — violation of 403.161(1)(b), F.S.

  FDEP · Consent Order (FDEP, Apr 2 2025) · Began Apr 2, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• E. COLI — MR violation

  medium severityResolved

  E. COLI MR violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Apr 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

  medium severityResolved

  Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Apr 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS — RPT violation

  medium severityUnaddressed

  LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · RPT · Began Feb 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS — TT violation

  high severityHealth-basedUnaddressed

  LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT violation (Unaddressed).

  EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Feb 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) — MR violation

  medium severityArchived

  Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR violation (Archived).

  EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• TTHM — MR violation

  medium severityArchived

  TTHM MR violation (Archived).

  EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• Golden Gem 50 MG pond — reclaimed water release (liner failure)

  high severityHealth-basedOpen

  Second of three violations in the April 2, 2025 FDEP consent order. An unknown amount of reclaimed water was released from the 50-million-gallon storage pond at the Golden Gem facility due to a liner failure, reported December 20, 2024 — violation of rule 62-620.610(7) F.A.C.

  FDEP · Consent Order (FDEP, Apr 2 2025) · Began Dec 20, 2024 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

• Golden Gem 300 MG pond — reclaimed water release (liner failure)

  high severityHealth-basedOpen

  One of three violations in an FDEP consent order (April 2, 2025) to the City of Apopka. An unknown amount of reclaimed water was released from the 300-million-gallon storage pond at the Golden Gem facility (3513 Golden Gem Rd) due to a liner failure, reported January 30, 2024 — violation of rule 62-620.610(7) F.A.C. The order assessed a $9,000 fine ($8,000 civil penalty + $1,000 costs) plus $1,000/day stipulated penalties and 31 conditions, including liner repairs within 365 days.

  FDEP · Consent Order (FDEP, Apr 2 2025) · Began Jan 30, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

• Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

  medium severityResolved

  Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Oct 1, 2023 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

• Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

  medium severityResolved

  Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

  EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Sep 1, 2023 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

• Nitrate Detection Near Nursery Belt

  medium severityHealth-basedOpen

  Elevated nitrate detected in groundwater monitoring near area greenhouses.

  FL DEP · MCL exceedance · Began May 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

• 1,4-Dioxane, Hexavalent Chromium, TTHMs, and Other Contaminants Detected

  high severityHealth-basedNo enforceable federal MCL for some contaminants; compliance status unclear

  Public water quality data for the City of Apopka lists detected contaminants including Chlorate, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Barium, Fluoride, 1,4-Dioxane, Chromium (hexavalent), Molybdenum, Strontium, and Vanadium. Several — particularly 1,4-Dioxane and hexavalent chromium — have no enforceable federal MCL but are associated with cancer risk.

  City of Apopka Water Utility · Unregulated Contaminant Detection · Began — · Source ↗

• Arsenic Detected Above EPA Health Goal (MCLG = 0)

  medium severityHealth-basedMeets legal MCL; exceeds health-based MCLG

  Apopka's municipal water (system ID FL3480200) has at least 1 contaminant detected above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs). Arsenic is specifically flagged as exceeding the MCLG of zero, though the water meets the enforceable federal MCL. Arsenic is identified as a potent carcinogen linked to thousands of U.S. cancer cases annually.

  EPA / City of Apopka Water Utility · Health-Based Guideline Exceedance (MCLG) · Began — · Source ↗

Water-related lawsuits

• Florida Statewide PFAS Water Contamination Litigation

  ActivePFAS

  Active PFAS water contamination lawsuits are being filed statewide in Florida as of April 2025. No Apopka-specific PFAS lawsuit has been individually identified, but Apopka's proximity to agricultural and industrial PFAS sources places it within this litigation landscape. In April 2025, the U.S. EPA announced a new PFAS action plan after scrapping prior regulations.

  Filed —

In the news & sources

• Apopka extends Golden Gem project deadline again as costs rise and scrutiny intensifies ↗

  The Apopka City Commission approved a seventh amendment extending the Golden Gem reclaimed-water and aquifer-recharge project deadline to March 31, 2027, amid concerns over the 2024 pond failure, engineering risks, and rising costs.

  The Apopka Voice · Staff Reports · May 21, 2026

• City hit with three violations by FDEP for Golden Gem ↗

  FDEP issued a consent order to the City of Apopka over three violations at the Golden Gem reclaimed-water facility, including two pond liner failures that released reclaimed water, with a $9,000 fine and dozens of corrective conditions.

  The Apopka Voice · Reggie Connell · Apr 4, 2025