Is PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Florida · PWSID FL4504393 · Ground water
Population served
619,435
Cities served
WEST PALM BEACH
State / jurisdiction
Florida (FL)
PWSID
FL4504393
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
37 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOSregulated
20.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
6:2 FTS
13.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
9.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
7.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
6.5
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
6.4
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFBS
6.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
5.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
3.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 37 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES · Chosen for PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES because PFAS was detected at 20 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 37 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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