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Water system · PWSID FL4060486

FORT LAUDERDALE, CITY OF

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL · ~185,163 people served

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Fair

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

FL4060486

State

Florida

City

FORT LAUDERDALE

Population served

185,163

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 47 points — the score moved from 100 to 53 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 53

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through May 2023). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

16 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 4.0×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.9 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.2 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

6:2 FTS

13 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

9.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

7.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

7.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

4.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2023. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Oct 2024 Unaddressed

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2022 Unaddressed

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Mar 2022 Unaddressed

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Feb 2022 Unaddressed

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2022 Unaddressed

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2019 Unaddressed

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Jan 2024 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Dec 2023
State action · SOX Nov 2023
State action · SOX Nov 2023
State action · SOX Jul 2022
State action · SOX Dec 2021
State action · SOX Jun 2021
State action · SOX Mar 2021
State action · SOX May 2020

This profile is built from EPA public records for system FL4060486 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.