Tap Water Results

Is Coral Springs, FL tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

Summary

City of Coral Springs, the largest system here, had PFAS above the 2024 federal limits (PFOA, PFOS) in EPA's 2023–2025 testing.

Is it an emergency? No: PFAS limits are about years of exposure, not a glass of water, and nothing in EPA's data calls for you to stop drinking the water today. If your utility issues a boil-water or do-not-drink notice, follow it.

4 public water systems serve parts of Coral Springs. The largest, City of Coral Springs, serves 65,000 people, and 2 systems here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Coral Springs

65,000 people · Groundwater · EPA ID FL4060290

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
Above limit
4.9 ppt4 pptAbove limit
PFOS
Above limit
15.7 ppt4 pptAbove limit
PFHxS
Detected, below limit
4.15 ppt10 pptDetected, below limit
PFNA
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

For context: the PFOA average is higher than at 84% of the Florida systems EPA tested and the PFOS average is higher than at 88% of the Florida systems EPA tested.

Lead: 1.1 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2023, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Full City of Coral Springs results

Across Florida, 124 of 394 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 4 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Florida results.

Coral Springs homes and lead pipes

28%
of homes built before 1980 (Florida 34%, US 50%)
1%
built before 1950 (Florida 4%)
40%
of households rent (Florida 32%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. Renting? Ask your landlord what the service line is made of, because it's their pipe to replace. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Coral Springs city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Which system serves your ZIP code

Based on the ZIP codes each system reported serving. Boundaries don't follow ZIP lines exactly, so your water bill is the final word.

SystemZIP codes in Coral Springs
North Springs Improvement District
37,371 people
33067, 33076
City of Coral Springs
65,000 people
33065
Coral Springs Improvement District
40,000 people
33071

Other water systems serving Coral Springs

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Margate 3 mi
City of Margate
City of MargateAbove limit1.1 ppb
Parkland 4 mi
North Springs Improvement District
North Springs Improvement DistrictNone above limits2.5 ppb
Tamarac 5 mi
City of Tamarac (WEST)
City of Tamarac (WEST)Above limit1.9 ppb
North Lauderdale 5 mi
City of North Lauderdale
City of North LauderdaleNone above limits1.7 ppb
Coconut Creek 5 mi
City of Coconut Creek
City of Coconut CreekAbove limit2.4 ppb
Sunrise 7 mi
Sunrise Springtree Water System
Sunrise Springtree Water SystemAbove limit1.3 ppb

Questions

Is Coral Springs tap water safe to drink?

City of Coral Springs has had no health-based violations since 2016, and EPA testing found PFAS above the 2024 federal limits, which it must meet by 2029. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Coral Springs, FL?

4 public water systems serve parts of Coral Springs. The largest is City of Coral Springs (65,000 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Coral Springs tap water have PFAS?

Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing found entry-point averages above the 2024 federal limits for PFOA and PFOS at City of Coral Springs. Systems have until 2029 to meet them.

Do Coral Springs homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 28% of Coral Springs homes as built before 1980 (Florida: 34%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. City of Coral Springs's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.