What was found in Hollywood's water
The highest level seen across the city's suppliers, the EPA limit for each, and where the figure comes from.
| Contaminant | Level vs EPA limit | Suppliers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 1030 µg/L 79% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Fluoride | 850 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 600 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Nitrate | 500 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Nitrite | 93 µg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| TTHM | 77.4 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 36.1 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Barium | 36 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Lead | 15 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Glyphosate | 9 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Diquat | 7.6 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 20 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Cyanide | 5 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L | 3/5 | SYR4 |
| Endothall | 4.3 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Selenium | 3.4 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U | 3.3 pCi/L 22% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Chromium | 2.5 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Lasso | 2.2 µg/L 110% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 2 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Vinyl Chloride | 1.9 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L | 2/5 | SYR4 |
| 2,4-D | 1.5 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 1.5 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Combined Uranium | 1.49 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Combined Radium (-226 And -228) | 1.4 pCi/L 28% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Arsenic | 1.1 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Dalapon | 1 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate | 0.9500 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Dinoseb | 0.8600 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Oxamyl | 0.5700 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Toxaphene | 0.5700 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.5000 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Cadmium | 0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Thallium, Total | 0.5000 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Carbofuran | 0.4520 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 40 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Dichloromethane | 0.4400 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 2/5 | SYR4 |
| Heptachlor | 0.4000 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 0.4000 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| 2,4,5-TP | 0.3200 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 0.2800 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 0.2800 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 0.2800 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 0.2800 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 0.2800 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 0.2800 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Benzene | 0.2800 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Chlorobenzene | 0.2800 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | 0.2800 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Ethylbenzene | 0.2800 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Styrene | 0.2800 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0.2800 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Toluene | 0.2800 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Trichloroethylene | 0.2800 µg/L 5.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| Xylenes, Total | 0.2800 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.2800 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| O-Dichlorobenzene | 0.2800 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 600 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| P-Dichlorobenzene | 0.2800 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L | 1/5 | SYR4 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.2800 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L | 2/5 | SYR4 |
| Picloram | 0.2300 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 500 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Simazine | 0.1900 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L | 3/5 | SYR4 |
| Asbestos | 0.1800 MFL 2.6% of the EPA limit 7 MFL | 3/5 | SYR4 |
| Atrazine | 0.1600 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Beryllium, Total | 0.1500 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L | 3/5 | SYR4 |
| Mercury | 0.1100 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | 0.1100 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 0.5000 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Benzo(A)Pyrene | 0.0960 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Methoxychlor | 0.0940 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 40 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Pentachlorophenol | 0.0690 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L | 5/5 | SYR4 |
| Chlordane | 0.0530 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 0.0300 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| PFOS | 0.0200 µg/L No EPA limit set | 1/5 | UCMR-5 |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0.0180 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | 0.0121 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L | 3/5 | SYR4 |
| Bhc-Gamma | 0.0119 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Heptachlor Epoxide | 0.0108 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Endrin | 0.0101 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L | 4/5 | SYR4 |
| Ethylene Dibromide | 0.0097 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 0.0500 µg/L | 3/5 | SYR4 |
| 6:2 Fts | 0.0084 µg/L No EPA limit set | 1/5 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfpea | 0.0067 µg/L No EPA limit set | 1/5 | UCMR-5 |
| PFOA | 0.0060 µg/L No EPA limit set | 1/5 | UCMR-5 |
| PFBS | 0.0059 µg/L No EPA limit set | 1/5 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfba | 0.0050 µg/L No EPA limit set | 1/5 | UCMR-5 |
| Pfhxa | 0.0047 µg/L No EPA limit set | 1/5 | UCMR-5 |
| PFHXS | 0.0038 µg/L No EPA limit set | 1/5 | UCMR-5 |
| Lead | 0.0035 mg/L 23% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L | 5/5 | LCR |
Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is
well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the
limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there
means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a
running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on
record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation.
Formal violations are listed separately.
These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide
average. A detection means the lab measured the
substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source
tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.
Water suppliers serving Hollywood
| Supplier | Population served |
|---|---|
| HOLLYWOOD, CITY OF | 147,566 |
| SEMINOLE UTILITIES HOLLYWOOD | 9,300 |
| SEMINOLE - BRIGHTON RESERVATION | 6,538 |
| SEMINOLE UTILITIES IMMOKALEE | 5,221 |
| SEMINOLE - BIG CYPRESS | 2,132 |
Frequently asked questions about Hollywood tap water
Is Hollywood tap water safe to drink?
EPA testing detected 81 contaminants in the water serving Hollywood. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.
How many water suppliers serve Hollywood?
5 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Hollywood, Florida to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.
What contaminants are in Hollywood's water?
The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Hollywood include Copper, Fluoride, Nitrate-Nitrite, Nitrate, Nitrite. The full list, with the highest level found and the data source, is in the table above.
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.