Florida PFAS results from EPA's final data
Report published Nov 14, 2026 · EPA UCMR 5 final data file of Oct 15, 2026 (samples collected 2023–2025) · Method · National results →
124 Florida water systems serving 9.7 million people had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit in EPA's final round of nationwide PFAS testing: 31% of the 394 Florida systems tested, compared with 11% nationally.
394
systems tested (serving 21.3 million people)
191
had at least one PFAS detected
124
had an average above a federal limit
9.7 million
people served by those systems
Highest PFOA or PFOS averages in Florida
- Orangewood Water System Holiday · PFOS78 ppt
- Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority J. Robert Dean W.T.P. Florida City · PFOS46.1 ppt
- City of North Miami North Miami · PFOS44.5 ppt
- Lake Panasoffkee Water Association Lake Panasoffkee · PFOS44.1 ppt
- City of Ocala Ocala · PFOS39 ppt
- Village of Palm Springs Palm Springs · PFOS38 ppt
- Tarpon Springs Water System Tarpon Springs · PFOS36.6 ppt
- MDWASA/Rex Utilities Miami · PFOS34.7 ppt
- City of Lauderhill Lauderhill · PFOS34.5 ppt
- Lantana Water Treatment Plant Lantana · PFOS33.3 ppt
- MDWASA – Main System Miami · PFOS31.4 ppt
- Aloha Gardens Utilities New Port Richey · PFOS30.9 ppt
- City of North Bay Village North Bay Village · PFOS30.5 ppt
- Peoples Water Service Company Pensacola · PFOS30 ppt
- Bal Harbour Village Water System Bal Harbour · PFOS29.1 ppt
Chart data as a table
| System | ppt |
|---|---|
| Orangewood Water System · Holiday · PFOS | 78 |
| Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority J. Robert Dean W.T.P. · Florida City · PFOS | 46.1 |
| City of North Miami · North Miami · PFOS | 44.5 |
| Lake Panasoffkee Water Association · Lake Panasoffkee · PFOS | 44.1 |
| City of Ocala · Ocala · PFOS | 39 |
| Village of Palm Springs · Palm Springs · PFOS | 38 |
| Tarpon Springs Water System · Tarpon Springs · PFOS | 36.6 |
| MDWASA/Rex Utilities · Miami · PFOS | 34.7 |
| City of Lauderhill · Lauderhill · PFOS | 34.5 |
| Lantana Water Treatment Plant · Lantana · PFOS | 33.3 |
| MDWASA – Main System · Miami · PFOS | 31.4 |
| Aloha Gardens Utilities · New Port Richey · PFOS | 30.9 |
| City of North Bay Village · North Bay Village · PFOS | 30.5 |
| Peoples Water Service Company · Pensacola · PFOS | 30 |
| Bal Harbour Village Water System · Bal Harbour · PFOS | 29.1 |
Largest systems above a limit
| # | System | People served |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDWASA – Main System Miami Above: PFOA, PFOS | 2.4 million |
| 2 | City of Tampa Water Department Tampa Above: PFOS | 733,886 |
| 3 | Palm Beach County Water Utilities West Palm Beach Above: PFOA, PFOS | 671,114 |
| 4 | Hillsborough County Water Resources – South-Central Riverview Above: PFOS | 515,012 |
| 5 | Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) Pensacola Above: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, Hazard Index | 242,172 |
| 6 | City of Hialeah Hialeah Above: PFOA, PFOS | 238,000 |
| 7 | Pasco County Utilities – Regional Public Water System New Port Richey Above: PFOS | 214,403 |
| 8 | Orange County Utilities – Western Regional Water System Orlando Above: PFOS | 206,742 |
| 9 | City of Tallahassee Tallahassee Above: PFOS | 200,480 |
| 10 | City of Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines Above: PFOA, PFOS | 187,459 |
All 124 Florida systems above a limit
Every Florida community water system whose UCMR 5 results averaged above a 2024 federal PFAS limit, largest first. Systems that were not tested are not listed: not tested is not the same as not detected.
Full list: 124 systems, largest first
| System | People served |
|---|---|
| MDWASA – Main System Miami Above: PFOA, PFOS | 2.4 million |
| City of Tampa Water Department Tampa Above: PFOS | 733,886 |
| Palm Beach County Water Utilities West Palm Beach Above: PFOA, PFOS | 671,114 |
| Hillsborough County Water Resources – South-Central Riverview Above: PFOS | 515,012 |
| Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) Pensacola Above: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, Hazard Index | 242,172 |
| City of Hialeah Hialeah Above: PFOA, PFOS | 238,000 |
| Pasco County Utilities – Regional Public Water System New Port Richey Above: PFOS | 214,403 |
| Orange County Utilities – Western Regional Water System Orlando Above: PFOS | 206,742 |
| City of Tallahassee Tallahassee Above: PFOS | 200,480 |
| City of Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines Above: PFOA, PFOS | 187,459 |
| North Miami Beach Water System North Miami Beach Above: PFOA, PFOS | 180,000 |
| City of Hollywood Hollywood Above: PFOA, PFOS | 147,566 |
| Hernando County Utilities – West Brooksville Above: PFOS | 145,204 |
| City of Palm Bay Palm Bay Above: PFOA, PFOS | 140,750 |
| Boca Raton Water Treatment Plant Boca Raton Above: PFOS | 130,000 |
| Boynton Beach Public Water System Boynton Beach Above: PFOA, PFOS | 112,000 |
| City of Miami Beach Miami Beach Above: PFOS | 100,000 |
| City of Pompano Pompano Beach Above: PFOS | 99,400 |
| City of North Miami North Miami Above: PFOA, PFOS | 89,349 |
| Winter Haven Water Department Winter Haven Above: PFOA, PFOS | 87,537 |
| Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority J. Robert Dean W.T.P. Florida City Above: PFOA, PFOS | 86,000 |
| Naples Water Dept Naples Above: PFOS | 83,804 |
| Deltona Water Deltona Above: PFOA, PFOS | 81,006 |
| City of Homestead Homestead Above: PFOS | 80,000 |
| Sunrise Springtree Water System Sunrise Above: PFOA, PFOS | 79,550 |
| BCWWS 1A Lauderdale Lakes Above: PFOA, PFOS | 75,305 |
| Winter Garden Water Dept Winter Garden Above: PFOA, PFOS | 72,205 |
| City of Apopka Apopka Above: PFOS | 71,917 |
| City of Ocala Ocala Above: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, Hazard Index | 66,449 |
| City of Coral Springs Coral Springs Above: PFOA, PFOS | 65,000 |
| City of Tamarac (WEST) Tamarac Above: PFOA, PFOS | 63,793 |
| City of Margate Margate Above: PFOA, PFOS | 62,254 |
| City of Deerfield Beach Deerfield Beach Above: PFOS | 62,000 |
| Northeast Water System Davenport Above: PFOA, PFOS | 60,557 |
| Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority Fort Pierce Above: PFOS | 58,000 |
| City of Lauderhill Lauderhill Above: PFOA, PFOS | 55,000 |
| BCWWS 2A Pompano Beach Above: PFOA, PFOS | 54,622 |
| West Side Consolidated Water System Belleview Above: PFOA, PFOS | 54,542 |
| City of Coconut Creek Coconut Creek Above: PFOA, PFOS | 54,000 |
| City of Deland DeLand Above: PFOA, PFOS | 50,910 |
| Pace Water System, Inc. Pace Above: PFOS | 49,328 |
| Lake Worth Beach Utilities Lake Worth Beach Above: PFOS | 48,000 |
| University of South Florida Water System Tampa Above: PFOA, PFOS | 47,586 |
| City of Leesburg Leesburg Above: PFOS | 46,921 |
| City of Riviera Beach Utility District Riviera Beach Above: PFOA, PFOS | 46,762 |
| Sebring Water ; Sewer System Sebring Above: PFOS | 46,295 |
| MDWASA/Rex Utilities Miami Above: PFOA, PFOS | 45,200 |
| Toho Water Authority Western Kissimmee Above: PFOS | 40,330 |
| East Side Consolidated Water System Belleview Above: PFOA, PFOS | 40,251 |
| City of Hallandale Beach Hallandale Beach Above: PFOS | 40,000 |
| City of Eustis Eustis Above: PFOS | 39,721 |
| City of Oakland Park Oakland Park Above: PFOS | 38,905 |
| City of Vero Beach Vero Beach Above: PFOS | 37,308 |
| City of Winter Springs Winter Springs Above: PFOA, PFOS | 34,657 |
| City of Ocoee Ocoee Above: PFOA, PFOS | 34,000 |
| BCWWS 3B/C Miramar Above: PFOA, PFOS | 32,650 |
| Village of Palm Springs Palm Springs Above: PFOA, PFOS | 32,467 |
| Florida Governmental Utility Authority Lehigh Acres Above: PFOS | 32,296 |
| City of Temple Terrace Utility Temple Terrace Above: PFOA, PFOS | 31,250 |
| City of Dania Beach Dania Beach Above: PFOA, PFOS | 30,000 |
| Citrus County Utilities/Charles A. Black Lecanto Above: PFOS | 29,218 |
| City of Zephyrhills Zephyrhills Above: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, Hazard Index | 29,117 |
| Tarpon Springs Water System Tarpon Springs Above: PFOA, PFOS | 28,875 |
| South Martin Regional Utilities Hobe Sound Above: PFOA, PFOS | 27,000 |
| Immokalee Water Immokalee Above: PFOS | 26,841 |
| City of Wildwood Wildwood Above: PFOA, PFOS | 25,941 |
| Little Sumter Utilities The Villages Above: PFOA | 25,538 |
| Peoples Water Service Company Pensacola Above: PFOA, PFOS | 24,806 |
| Lake Utility Services Inc North Clermont Above: PFOA, PFOS | 24,798 |
| Nas Pensacola / Corry Station Water System Pensacola Above: PFOA, PFOS | 22,600 |
| Hialeah Gardens Water System Hialeah Gardens Above: PFOS | 22,200 |
| Midway Water System, Inc. Gulf Breeze Above: PFOA | 21,196 |
| Minneola Water Department Minneola Above: PFOA, PFOS | 20,605 |
| Volusia County – Southwest Water System Orange City Above: PFOA, PFOS | 19,672 |
| City of Lake Wales Lake Wales Above: PFOA, PFOS | 18,722 |
| Villages of Lake-Sumter – Water Treatment Plants 1, 3, ; 5 Lady Lake Above: PFOA, PFOS | 18,675 |
| City of Opa Locka Opa-locka Above: PFOS | 16,479 |
| BCWWS 3A Fort Lauderdale Above: PFOA, PFOS | 16,046 |
| Dade City Water Dept Dade City Above: PFOS | 15,561 |
| Village of Tequesta Public Water System Tequesta Above: PFOS | 15,500 |
| Hillsborough County Water Resources – Seaboard Utilities Tampa Above: PFOS | 13,958 |
| Florida City Water System Florida City Above: PFOS | 13,453 |
| City of Sopchoppy Sopchoppy Above: PFOS | 12,998 |
| Orange City Utilities Orange City Above: PFOA, PFOS | 12,507 |
| Fgua / Macdill Water System Tampa Above: PFOS | 11,965 |
| Lantana Water Treatment Plant Lantana Above: PFOA, PFOS | 11,558 |
| Bradfordville Regional Water & Sewer Quincy Above: PFOS | 11,395 |
| Bagdad-Garcon Point Water System Milton Above: PFOS | 10,896 |
| Sunrise Southwest Water System Fort Lauderdale Above: PFOA | 10,750 |
| Southlake Utilities Clermont Above: PFOS | 9,950 |
| City of Leesburg / East Leesburg Above: PFOS | 9,727 |
| Hernando County Utilities – East Brooksville Above: PFOS | 9,483 |
| City of Davenport Davenport Above: PFOS | 9,043 |
| City of West Miami West Miami Above: PFOA, PFOS | 8,500 |
| City of North Bay Village North Bay Village Above: PFOA, PFOS | 8,317 |
| City of Marianna Marianna Above: PFOS | 8,227 |
| Aloha Gardens Utilities New Port Richey Above: PFOS | 8,136 |
| Mims Water Treatment / North Brevard County Mims Above: PFOA, PFOS | 7,958 |
| City of Port Richey Water Dept Port Richey Above: PFOA, PFOS | 7,732 |
| Spruce Creek North Water System Ocala Above: PFOS | 7,467 |
| City of Perry Perry Above: PFOS | 7,281 |
| Inverness Water Dept Inverness Above: PFOS | 7,194 |
| Hudson Water Works Hudson Above: PFOA, PFOS | 7,169 |
| Lady Lake Central – Wps 1,2,3 Water System Lady Lake Above: PFOS, Hazard Index | 7,090 |
| Gonzalez Utilities Association, Inc. Cantonment Above: PFOA, PFOS | 6,668 |
| Orangewood Water System Holiday Above: PFOA, PFOS | 6,464 |
| Town of Bay Harbor Islands Bay Harbor Islands Above: PFOS | 6,000 |
| Town of Surfside Surfside Above: PFOS | 5,744 |
| City of Lake Alfred Lake Alfred Above: PFOS | 5,584 |
| Seminole Improvement District Westlake Above: PFOS | 4,993 |
| Moore Creek Mount Carmel Utilities Jay Above: PFOS | 4,875 |
| Lake Panasoffkee Water Association Lake Panasoffkee Above: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, Hazard Index | 4,642 |
| Royal Waterworks, Inc Coral Springs Above: PFOA, PFOS | 4,481 |
| Erec Water System Jay Above: PFOS | 4,238 |
| Chase Groves Water System Winter Park Above: PFOA, PFOS | 4,052 |
| North Hutchinson Island Water System Fort Pierce Above: PFOS | 3,954 |
| Bal Harbour Village Water System Bal Harbour Above: PFOA, PFOS | 3,209 |
| City of Atlantis Atlantis Above: PFOA, PFOS | 3,000 |
| Town of Lake Placid Lake Placid Above: PFOS | 2,671 |
| City of Tamarac (EAST) Tamarac Above: PFOA, PFOS | 2,582 |
| Timber Lake Estates Water System Zephyrhills Above: PFOS | 1,225 |
| Harbor Hills – 2 Water Treatment Plants Lady Lake Above: PFOS | 1,219 |
| Ocala Heights S/D Water System Ocala Above: PFOA, PFOS | 1,045 |
| Volusia County – Enterprise Deltona Above: PFOA, PFOS | 291 |
The same list, with PFOA and PFOS averages, is in the data download.
Which limits were exceeded
| PFAS | Federal limit | Systems above it |
|---|---|---|
| PFOA 6.3 million people | 4 ppt | 68 |
| PFOS 9.7 million people | 4 ppt | 121 |
| PFHxS 342,380 people | 10 ppt | 4 |
| PFNA | 10 ppt | 0 |
| GenX (HFPO-DA) | 10 ppt | 0 |
| Hazard Index 349,470 people | 1 | 5 |
"–" in the table above means not detected. A system can be above more than one limit. EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and Hazard Index limits. That proposal is not final.
Data and how to cite it
- Download every Florida water system as CSV (PFOA and PFOS averages, systems above a limit, lead, violations).
- EPA's source file: UCMR 5 occurrence data.
Suggested citation:
Tap Water Results, "Florida PFAS results from EPA's final UCMR 5 data" (published Nov 14, 2026, EPA data file of Oct 15, 2026). https://tapwaterresults.com/pfas/florida/
You're welcome to quote and republish these figures with a link back. Questions from reporters: see contact.
Method
For each system we average each entry point's UCMR 5 results (non-detects count as zero, complete sets of samples only) and compare the highest entry-point average with the 2024 federal limit, using EPA's rounding. This is how EPA compares UCMR 5 results to the limits in its own data summary, and our national counts match EPA's published table within 2% (how we check). Results are monitoring data from 2023–2025, not compliance determinations, and treatment installed since then is not reflected. Full method.
Questions
How many Florida water systems have PFAS above the limit?
124 of the 394 Florida community water systems EPA tested in 2023–2025 (31%) had at least one entry-point average above a 2024 federal PFAS limit. They serve 9.7 million people. Nationally the share is 11%.
Are these systems violating the law?
Not yet. Systems have until 2029 to meet the 2024 limits, and EPA has proposed moving the PFOA and PFOS deadline to 2031 and rescinding the other limits. EPA's UCMR 5 results are monitoring data and do not determine compliance.
Which systems were tested?
EPA's UCMR 5 tested every community water system serving more than 3,300 people and a representative sample of smaller ones. Systems that were not tested have no federal result, which is not the same as having no PFAS.
All Florida water systems → · National results → · PFAS results for every state →
Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.