Tap Water Results

Is Pompano Beach, FL tap water safe?

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

Summary

City of Pompano, 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.

3 public water systems serve parts of Pompano Beach. The largest, City of Pompano, serves 99,400 people, and 2 systems here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Pompano

99,400 people · Groundwater · EPA ID FL4061129

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
One sample above limit
3.3 ppt4 pptOne sample above limit
PFOS
Above limit
17.5 ppt4 pptAbove limit
PFHxS
Detected, below limit
4.7 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 PFOS average is higher than at 89% 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 Pompano 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.

Pompano Beach homes and lead pipes

67%
of homes built before 1980 (Florida 34%, US 50%)
1%
built before 1950 (Florida 4%)
45%
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 Pompano Beach city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Pompano Beach

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Coconut Creek 4 mi
City of Coconut Creek
City of Coconut CreekAbove limit2.4 ppb
Oakland Park 4 mi
City of Oakland Park
City of Oakland ParkAbove limit3 ppb
Margate 5 mi
City of Margate
City of MargateAbove limit1.1 ppb
Deerfield Beach 5 mi
City of Deerfield Beach
City of Deerfield BeachAbove limit2.9 ppb
North Lauderdale 6 mi
City of North Lauderdale
City of North LauderdaleNone above limits1.7 ppb
Lauderdale Lakes 7 mi
BCWWS 1A
BCWWS 1AAbove limit1.6 ppb
Pompano Beach ZIP codes (4)
  • 33060
  • 33062
  • 33064
  • 33069

Questions

Is Pompano Beach tap water safe to drink?

City of Pompano 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 Pompano Beach, FL?

3 public water systems serve parts of Pompano Beach. The largest is City of Pompano (99,400 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Pompano Beach tap water have PFAS?

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

Do Pompano Beach homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 67% of Pompano Beach 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 Pompano'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.