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Water system · PWSID FL4504393

PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES

WEST PALM BEACH, FL · ~619,435 people served

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PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

FL4504393

State

Florida

City

WEST PALM BEACH

Population served

619,435

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 62 points — the score moved from 100 to 38 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 38

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 Aug 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

12 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 3.0×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

7.3 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.8×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.9 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

6:2 FTS

13 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

7.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

6.5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

6.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

14

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

13

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2024. Official EPA record →

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began May 2024 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Feb 2024 Resolved
Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Dec 2023 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Dec 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began May 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Feb 2015 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began May 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began May 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Apr 2014 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX May 2024
  • State action · SOX Feb 2024
  • State action · SOX Dec 2023
  • State action · SOX Nov 2015
  • State action · SOX Oct 2015
  • State action · SFJ Oct 2015
  • State action · SIA Jun 2015
  • State action · SOX Jun 2015

This profile is built from EPA public records for system FL4504393 — 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.