Is Port St. Lucie, FL tap water safe?
Supplied by Port St Lucie Utilities · serves 224,485 people (89,794 connections) · Groundwater · EPA ID FL4560954
Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it
Most of Port St. Lucie gets its water from Port St Lucie Utilities. Parts of the city are served by a smaller system: St. Lucie West Services District (21,400 people). Your water bill names your system.
Summary
No federal limits exceeded in EPA data.
- PFAS
- Not detectedNone of 29 PFAS found above EPA's reporting limits in 4 samples (2023–2025).
- Lead
- Below action level4.6 ppb (parts per billion) at the 90th percentile: 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it. Action level 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in Nov 2027. Monitoring period ending Dec 2023. Your home's pipes can make yours higher.
- Violations
- None health-basedNo health-based violations since 2016.
- Built before 1986, or not sure what your service line is made of? Check your service line and test your tap. Utility data can't show your pipes.
- Tested your own tap? Compare your result with these numbers. Moving? Compare this system with another.
- Read Port St Lucie Utilities's 2026 water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report, from the utility). It lists every regulated contaminant tested, including ones not on this page. Questions: (772) 873-6400.
PFAS (“forever chemicals”)
EPA UCMR 5: 2 entry points tested Mar 2025 to Sep 2025. "Average" is the highest entry-point average (non-detects counted as zero), the way EPA compares UCMR 5 results to the limits. ppt = parts per trillion. These results do not determine compliance.
| Contaminant | Highest average |
|---|---|
| PFOA Not detected Limit 4 ppt | – |
| PFOS Not detected Limit 4 ppt | – |
| PFHxS Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| PFNA Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| Hazard Index (a combined score for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS, where above 1 is over the limit) Not detected Limit 1 | – |
| PFBS Not detected Guideline 2,000 ppt | – |
| PFBA Not detected Guideline 6,000 ppt | – |
| PFHxA Not detected Guideline 3,000 ppt | – |
29 PFAS tested, 0 detected at least once. "Not detected" means below EPA's reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical), not proven zero. PFAS not listed were not detected. The limits for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and the Hazard Index were proposed for rescission in May 2026. That proposal is not final. Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.
Lithium
Not detected in 4 samples (reporting limit 9 ppb). About lithium.
Lead and copper
Latest 90th percentile: 4.6 ppb lead (Jan 2023 – Dec 2023). Below action level
Highest since 2016: 4.7 ppb (Dec 2016).
| Monitoring period | Lead (90th pct.) |
|---|---|
| Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 | 4.6 ppb |
| Jan 2020 – Dec 2020 | 1.9 ppb |
| Jan 2017 – Dec 2017 | 3.7 ppb |
Earlier results (9)
| Jan 2016 – Dec 2016 | 4.7 ppb |
| Jan 2015 – Dec 2015 | 1.9 ppb |
| Jan 2014 – Dec 2014 | 3.1 ppb |
| Jan 2013 – Dec 2013 | 3 ppb |
| Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 | 1.9 ppb |
| Jan 2011 – Jun 2011 | 3.1 ppb |
| Jul 2010 – Dec 2010 | 4.1 ppb |
| Jan 2010 – Jun 2010 | 4.5 ppb |
| Jan 2009 – Dec 2009 | 2.8 ppb |
Lead service lines: Port St Lucie Utilities's inventory lists 0 lead, 0 galvanized lines that need replacing. As published by the utility.
Source (the utility, collected by us on Nov 14, 2026, not EPA data) · Checking your own line
Lead comes from pipes and fixtures, not the source water, so it varies home to home. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 sampled homes were at or below it. More on lead.
Violations
1 unresolved monitoring or reporting violation: Consumer Confidence Rule.
Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded a limit or a required treatment step was missed. Monitoring and reporting violations mean required tests or reports were late or missing, so the water's quality during that time is unknown. The total includes every violation in EPA's records, most of them paperwork.
Earlier EPA testing (2013–2020)
| Contaminant | Highest | Guideline |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium-6 | 0.1 ppb | – |
| Strontium | 1.66 ppm | 1.5 ppm |
| Vanadium | 0.22 ppb | 21 ppb |
Where it serves
Port St. Lucie
ZIP codes the system reported serving: 34945, 34952, 34953, 34956, 34957, 34981, 34982, 34983, 34984, 34985, 34986, 34987, 34988
Nearby utilities
- Martin County Utilities Jensen Beach · 9 mi
- Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority Fort Pierce · 10 mi · PFAS above limit
- North Hutchinson Island Water System Fort Pierce · 10 mi · PFAS above limit
- South Martin Regional Utilities Hobe Sound · 21 mi · PFAS above limit
- City of Vero Beach Vero Beach · 25 mi · PFAS above limit
- Indian River County Utilities Vero Beach · 25 mi
Questions
Is Port St. Lucie tap water safe to drink?
Most of Port St. Lucie gets its water from Port St Lucie Utilities. Port St Lucie Utilities has no health-based violations since 2016. EPA testing found no PFAS above the federal limits. Federal data can't tell you about your own pipes: lead comes from service lines and plumbing, so test your tap if your home was built before 1986. For the official word, read the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Does Port St. Lucie water have PFAS?
EPA tested Port St Lucie Utilities for 29 PFAS between Mar 2025 and Sep 2025 and none were detected above the reporting limits (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical).
What is the lead level in Port St. Lucie water?
The most recent 90th-percentile lead result for Port St Lucie Utilities is 4.6 ppb, for the period ending Dec 2023. The federal action level is 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in November 2027. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below this number. Individual homes can be higher.
Check these numbers yourself
Every figure on this page comes from public EPA records. You don't have to take our word for it:
- EPA's own report for FL4560954: violations, enforcement and inspections, straight from EPA.
- EPA UCMR 5 data: the PFAS and lithium results (search the file for PWSID FL4560954).
- EPA SDWIS download: the lead results, population and violation records we use.
- Port St Lucie Utilities's 2026 water quality report: the utility's own annual report, including contaminants EPA's national database doesn't carry (link checked Nov 14, 2026). Phone: (772) 873-6400.
- Port St Lucie Utilities website
Found something that doesn't match? Tell us and we'll check it against EPA's records. How we check our data.
Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.