Is Fort Pierce, FL tap water safe?

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

Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority, the largest system here, had PFAS above the 2024 federal limits (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.

14 public water systems serve parts of Fort Pierce. The largest, Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority, serves 58,000 people, and 2 systems here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority

58,000 people · Groundwater · EPA ID FL4560490

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA One sample above limit	2.25 ppt	4 ppt	One sample above limit
PFOS Above limit	8.9 ppt	4 ppt	Above limit
PFHxS Detected, below limit	2.55 ppt	10 ppt	Detected, below limit
PFNA Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not 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 PFOS average is higher than at 80% 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 Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority 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.

Fort Pierce homes and lead pipes

44%

of homes built before 1980 (Florida 34%, US 50%)

built before 1950 (Florida 4%)

51%

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 Fort Pierce city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Fort Pierce

St Lucie County Utilities North County System
5,073 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
North Hutchinson Island Water System
3,954 people · Purchased groundwater · Florida · lists this city
PFOS above limitAlso: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violations · PFOA detected · PFHxS detected
Spanish Lakes Fairways Water System
3,120 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Indian River Estates Water System
2,365 people · Purchased groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Spanish Lakes Country Club Village Water System
2,331 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Grove , The Water System
1,125 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

7 more systems

Meadowood Water System
650 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Country Cove Mobile Home Park Water System
197 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Sandalwood Estates S/D Water System
120 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Colony Club MHP
102 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Cypress MHP
87 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) violations
Bentonwood Water System
80 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
H ; H MHP
44 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Port St. Lucie 10 mi Port St Lucie Utilities	Port St Lucie Utilities	None above limits	4.6 ppb
Jupiter 38 mi Town of Jupiter Public Water System	Town of Jupiter Public Water System	None above limits	0.9 ppb
Palm Beach Gardens 41 mi Seacoast Utilities Authority	Seacoast Utilities Authority	None above limits	1.6 ppb
Palm Bay 42 mi City of Palm Bay	City of Palm Bay	Above limit	2.1 ppb
West Melbourne 47 mi West Melbourne Water System	West Melbourne Water System	None above limits	1.1 ppb
Riviera Beach 47 mi City of Riviera Beach Utility District	City of Riviera Beach Utility District	Above limit	2.4 ppb

Fort Pierce ZIP codes (4)

34947
34950
34981
34982

Questions

Is Fort Pierce tap water safe to drink?

Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority 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 Fort Pierce, FL?

14 public water systems serve parts of Fort Pierce. The largest is Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority (58,000 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Fort Pierce tap water have PFAS?

Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing found entry-point averages above the 2024 federal limits for PFOS at Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority. Systems have until 2029 to meet them.

Do Fort Pierce homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 44% of Fort Pierce 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. Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority'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.