FORT LAUDERDALE, CITY OF

FL · PWS ID FL4060486 · Community water system

99
contaminants tested
18
detected
185,163
people served
Water source
Ground water
Ownership
Local government
Counties served
Broward

PFAS detected

“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
ContaminantMaxDetection ratePeriod
6:2 FTS 0.0130 ug/L 1/3 2023
PFBA 0.0079 ug/L 1/3 2023
PFBS 0.0060 ug/L 1/3 2023
PFHpA 0.0043 ug/L 1/3 2023
PFHxA 0.0074 ug/L 1/3 2023
PFHxS 0.0032 ug/L 1/3 2023
PFOA 0.0049 ug/L 1/3 2023
PFOS 0.0160 ug/L 1/3 2023
PFPeA 0.0098 ug/L 1/3 2023

Other contaminants detected

ContaminantMaxDetection rateSourcePeriod
TTHM 128 UG/L 182/183 SYR4 2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) 54.8 UG/L 170/171 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate 118 UG/L 26/32 SYR4 2012–2019
LEAD SUMMARY 0.0099 mg/L 13/13 LCR 2023
Nitrite 74 UG/L 8/16 SYR4 2012–2019
Fluoride 619 UG/L 7/7 SYR4 2014–2017
Arsenic 1.7 UG/L 4/4 SYR4 2014–2017
Barium 3.8 UG/L 4/4 SYR4 2014–2017
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 0.0860 UG/L 1/8 SYR4 2014–2017
81 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECOPPER, FREECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideLASSOLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAAOXAMYLPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Areas served

FT LAUDERDALE

Utility contact

Contact
CESAR ALZA, ACTING REGIONAL WATER PLANT MANAGER
Phone
954-828-7865