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PFAS in Florida drinking water

386 community water systems tested

39.6%
of tested systems detected PFOA or PFOS
(153/386)

PFAS — “forever chemicals” — are synthetic compounds that accumulate in the body and are linked to cancer, liver damage and immune effects. In 2024 the EPA set enforceable limits of 4 parts per trillion each for PFOA and PFOS. These are the only nationwide PFAS measurements, from the EPA’s UCMR-5 program.

Water systems

PFAS value per system, 2023–2025. EPA limit — 4 ppt (0.004 µg/L) for PFOA and PFOS, set in 2024. Systems that detected PFOA or PFOS are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationPFAS (ug/L)
ORANGEWOOD WATER SYSTEM HOLIDAY 6,464 0.0808 ug/L
LAKE PANASOFFKEE WATER ASSN 2WPS LAKE PANASOFFKEE 4,642 0.0530 ug/L
FKAA J. ROBERT DEAN W.T.P. FLORIDA CITY 86,000 0.0503 ug/L
NORTH MIAMI, CITY OF NORTH MIAMI 89,349 0.0450 ug/L
NORTH BAY VILLAGE, CITY OF NORTH BAY VILLAGE 8,317 0.0433 ug/L
BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE BAL HARBOUR 3,209 0.0420 ug/L
GONZALEZ UTILITIES ASSOCIATION, INC. CANTONMENT 6,668 0.0392 ug/L
OCALA, CITY OF (2 WTPS) OCALA 66,449 0.0390 ug/L
PALM SPRINGS, VILLAGE OF PALM SPRINGS 32,467 0.0390 ug/L
MDWASA/REX UTILITIES MIAMI 45,200 0.0374 ug/L
LAUDERHILL, CITY OF LAUDERHILL 55,000 0.0370 ug/L
TARPON SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM TARPON SPRINGS 28,875 0.0369 ug/L
EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) PENSACOLA 242,172 0.0357 ug/L
LANTANA WATER TREATMENT PLANT LANTANA 11,558 0.0357 ug/L
PEMBROKE PINES, CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES 187,459 0.0347 ug/L
MDWASA - MAIN SYSTEM MIAMI 2,377,460 0.0330 ug/L
LADY LAKE CENTRAL - WPS 1,2,3 LADY LAKE 7,090 0.0324 ug/L
ALOHA GARDENS UTILITIES NEW PORT RICHEY 8,136 0.0318 ug/L
RIVIERA BEACH UTILITY DISTRICT, CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH 46,762 0.0310 ug/L
PEOPLES WATER SERVICE COMPANY PENSACOLA 24,806 0.0310 ug/L
MOORE CREEK MOUNT CARMEL UTILITIES JAY 4,875 0.0302 ug/L
NORTH LAUDERDALE, CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE 35,709 0.0290 ug/L
DELRAY BEACH PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM DELRAY BEACH 69,754 0.0287 ug/L
BCWWS 2A POMPANO BEACH 54,622 0.0284 ug/L
CITY OF MARGATE MARGATE 62,254 0.0277 ug/L
HIALEAH, CITY OF HIALEAH 238,000 0.0276 ug/L
BCWWS 3A FT LAUDERDALE 16,046 0.0272 ug/L
COCONUT CREEK, CITY OF COCONUT CREEK 54,000 0.0270 ug/L
HALLANDALE BEACH, CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH 40,000 0.0270 ug/L
BOYNTON BEACH PWS BOYNTON BEACH 112,000 0.0260 ug/L
HOMESTEAD, CITY OF HOMESTEAD 80,000 0.0260 ug/L
ZEPHYRHILLS CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS 29,117 0.0260 ug/L
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA TAMPA 47,586 0.0250 ug/L
CITRUS CO UTL/CHARLES A. BLACK LECANTO 29,218 0.0250 ug/L
APOPKA, CITY OF (5 WTPS) APOPKA 71,917 0.0248 ug/L
MIAMI BEACH, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 100,000 0.0240 ug/L
VC/SOUTHWEST WATER SYSTEM ORANGE CITY 19,672 0.0220 ug/L
BCWWS 3B/C MIRAMAR 32,650 0.0209 ug/L
BCWWS 1A LAUDERDALE LAKES 75,305 0.0207 ug/L
FLORIDA CITY FLORIDA CITY 13,453 0.0206 ug/L
ATLANTIS, CITY OF ATLANTIS 3,000 0.0203 ug/L
PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES WEST PALM BEACH 671,114 0.0200 ug/L
NORTH MIAMI BEACH NORTH MIAMI BEACH 180,000 0.0200 ug/L
HOLLYWOOD, CITY OF HOLLYWOOD 147,566 0.0200 ug/L
CITY OF POMPANO POMPANO BEACH 99,400 0.0200 ug/L
PORT RICHEY WATER DEPT-CITY OF PORT RICHEY 7,732 0.0200 ug/L
CITY OF TEMPLE TERRACE UTILITY TEMPLE TERRACE 31,250 0.0195 ug/L
BRADFORDVILLE REGIONAL W/S QUINCY 11,395 0.0174 ug/L
TAMARAC (EAST), CITY OF TAMARAC 2,582 0.0171 ug/L
ROYAL WATERWORKS, INC CORAL SPRINGS 4,481 0.0170 ug/L
FORT LAUDERDALE, CITY OF FT LAUDERDALE 185,163 0.0160 ug/L
CITY OF SOPCHOPPY SOPCHOPPY 12,998 0.0160 ug/L
HERNANDO CO UTL-EAST BROOKSVILLE 9,483 0.0160 ug/L
CORAL SPRINGS, CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS 65,000 0.0159 ug/L
WILTON MANORS, CITY OF WILTON MANORS 12,531 0.0150 ug/L
MIMS WATER TREATMENT / NORTH BREVARD CO. MIMS 7,958 0.0150 ug/L
SURFSIDE, TOWN OF SURFSIDE 5,744 0.0148 ug/L
BAY HARBOR ISLANDS TOWN OF BAY HARBOR ISLANDS 6,000 0.0146 ug/L
ORANGE CITY UTILITIES ORANGE CITY 12,507 0.0144 ug/L
LAKE UTILITY SERVICES INC NORTH (8 WPS) CLERMONT 24,798 0.0140 ug/L
DANIA BEACH, CITY OF DANIA BEACH 30,000 0.0139 ug/L
NORTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND FT. PIERCE 3,954 0.0134 ug/L
WINTER GARDEN WATER DEPT (3 WPS) WINTER GARDEN 72,205 0.0130 ug/L
SOUTH MARTIN REGIONAL UTILITIES HOBE SOUND 27,000 0.0130 ug/L
NAS PENSACOLA / CORRY STATION PENSACOLA 22,600 0.0130 ug/L
NORTHEAST DAVENPORT 60,557 0.0128 ug/L
DEERFIELD BEACH, CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH 62,000 0.0127 ug/L
FLORIDA GOVERNMENTAL UTILITY AUTHORITY LEHIGH ACRES 32,296 0.0123 ug/L
SUNRISE SOUTHWEST FORT LAUDERDALE 10,750 0.0123 ug/L
WEST MIAMI, CITY OF WEST MIAMI 8,500 0.0123 ug/L
IMMOKALEE WATER IMMOKALEE 26,841 0.0121 ug/L
FT. PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY FORT PIERCE 58,000 0.0120 ug/L
LAKE WORTH BEACH UTILITIES LAKE WORTH BEACH 48,000 0.0120 ug/L
OCOEE, CITY OF (2 WPS) OCOEE 34,000 0.0120 ug/L
NAPLES WATER DEPT NAPLES 83,804 0.0110 ug/L
SUNRISE SPRINGTREE SUNRISE 79,550 0.0110 ug/L
TAMARAC (WEST), CITY OF TAMARAC 63,793 0.0110 ug/L
MIDWAY WATER SYSTEM, INC. GULF BREEZE 21,196 0.0110 ug/L
OPA LOCKA, CITY OF OPA LOCKA 16,479 0.0110 ug/L
TEQUESTA PWS, VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA 15,500 0.0110 ug/L
CITY OF LEESBURG / EAST LEESBURG 9,727 0.0110 ug/L
SEMINOLE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WESTLAKE 4,993 0.0110 ug/L
DELTONA WATER DELTONA 81,006 0.0108 ug/L
WEST SIDE CONSOLIDATED BELLEVIEW 54,542 0.0106 ug/L
VERO BEACH, CITY OF VERO BEACH 37,308 0.0099 ug/L
EUSTIS, CITY OF (4 WTPS) EUSTIS 39,721 0.0098 ug/L
HIALEAH GARDENS HIALEAH GARDENS 22,200 0.0097 ug/L
PALM BAY, CITY OF PALM BAY 140,750 0.0095 ug/L
MARIANNA, CITY OF MARIANNA 8,227 0.0094 ug/L
INVERNESS WATER DEPT INVERNESS 7,194 0.0091 ug/L
BELLEAIR WATER PLANT BELLEAIR 5,299 0.0090 ug/L
HERNANDO CO UTL-WEST BROOKSVILLE 145,204 0.0086 ug/L
DELAND, CITY OF DELAND 50,910 0.0086 ug/L
VC/ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE 291 0.0085 ug/L
SPRUCE CREEK NORTH OCALA 7,467 0.0084 ug/L
EREC WATER SYSTEM MCDAVID 4,238 0.0084 ug/L
PACE WATER SYSTEM, INC. PACE 49,328 0.0083 ug/L
VILLAGES OF LAKE-SUMTER - WTPS 1, 3, ; 5 LADY LAKE 18,675 0.0083 ug/L
PCUD-PASCO COUNTY REGIONAL PWS NEW PORT RICHEY 214,403 0.0081 ug/L
MARCO ISLAND UTILITIES (CITY OF) MARCO ISLAND 31,830 0.0080 ug/L