University Park Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

University Park, Florida, in Miami-Dade County — a major southwest Miami community adjacent to the University of Miami (University Park is a significant Miami-Dade County unincorporated community — a southwest Miami suburban neighborhood adjacent to the University of Miami (Coral Gables), Westchester, and the Flagami corridor; University Park is one of the most densely populated and predominantly Hispanic-American communities in Miami-Dade County (University Park has one of the highest concentrations of Cuban-American and Venezuelan-American residents in the county, reflecting the broader demographic composition of the southwest Miami corridor)); the University of Miami (situated in adjacent Coral Gables, immediately east of University Park) is one of the most important private research universities in the southeastern United States, with strong programs in medicine, law, and music (the UM Frost School of Music is one of the most respected music schools in the country), a diverse Miami-Dade County community with a primarily Cuban-American, Venezuelan-American, and diverse Hispanic-American working-class to middle-class population — draws its municipal water supply from the Biscayne Aquifer via the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. Water hardness in University Park measures 262.5 mg/L — classified as very hard.

University Park's very hard supply reflects the south Florida Miami-Dade County Biscayne carbonate aquifer's highly calcareous character. The Biscayne Aquifer draws from Pleistocene Miami Limestone (calcareous). Very limited softening produces the very hard 262.5 mg/L.

At 262.5 mg/L, University Park residents face significant hard water challenges. Regular water softeners and descaling are strongly recommended. Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department consistently delivers water meeting all Florida DEP and EPA Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.