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Water system · PWSID FL6532234

LAKE WALES, CITY OF

LAKE WALES, FL · ~18,722 people served

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53
Fair
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

FL6532234

State

Florida

City

LAKE WALES

Population served

18,722

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

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.0×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4.9 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.2×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.6 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

PFPeA

5.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

5.5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

8

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

14

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2019. Official EPA record →

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2023 Unaddressed
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0600 began Jan 2010 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX May 2019
  • State action · SOX Nov 2017
  • State action · SOX Aug 2017
  • State action · SOX Apr 2017
  • State action · SIF Feb 2014
  • State action · SIA Feb 2014
  • State action · SIE Feb 2014
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Jan 2010

This profile is built from EPA public records for system FL6532234 — 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.