PFAS Contamination

PFAS in Florida Drinking Water

Ranked by number of PFAS compounds detected · Data from EPA SDWIS & UCMR

257

Cities Tested

120

Exceeds Limit

47%

% Exceeds Limit

3.0 compounds

State Avg

▲ 26% vs national

vs National

321

Health Violations

Analysis

PFAS in Florida: what the data shows

Florida has 257 cities with PFAS monitoring data from the EPA's UCMR 5 program. PFAS ("forever chemicals") were detected in 162 of those cities (63%), with many cities exceeding the EPA's 2024 maximum contaminant levels of 4 ppt. The state average is worse than the national average. 120 cities exceed the EPA MCL for at least one PFAS compound. PFAS are linked to cancer, immune system disruption, and developmental issues. The 2024 EPA rule requires water systems exceeding the MCL to notify customers and reduce levels by 2029. PFAS data comes from the EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5 (UCMR 5), which required large water systems to test for 29 PFAS compounds between 2023–2025. Not all systems have completed testing — cities without data may still have PFAS present.

Comparison

Cities exceeding EPA MCL (4 ppt each)

Florida

47%

120 of 257 cities

→ ▲ 26% above national rate (worse)

National avg

21%

1636 of 7745 cities

City Map

PFAS data across Florida

Each dot is a city, colored by overall water quality grade. PFAS-tested cities are shown; those exceeding the 4 ppt EPA MCL appear in red. Size reflects population served.

Worst Offenders

Top 10 cities by pfas level in Florida

Highest PFAS levels (compounds)

All Cities

All Florida cities ranked by pfas level

#	City	Level	Exceeds?	Violations	Grade
1	Pensacola	12 compounds	Yes	5	C
2	Hialeah	12 compounds	Yes	0	B-
3	Miami	11 compounds	Yes	104	F
4	North Bay Village	11 compounds	Yes	4	B+
5	Miami Beach	10 compounds	Yes	1	C+
6	Bal Harbour	10 compounds	Yes	2	B+
7	West Palm Beach	9 compounds	Yes	23	C-
8	Pembroke Pines	9 compounds	Yes	8	F
9	Ft Lauderdale	9 compounds	Yes	12	F
10	Pompano Beach	9 compounds	Yes	1	F
11	Ocala	9 compounds	Yes	91	F
12	North Miami	9 compounds	Yes	1	B
13	Lauderdale Lakes	9 compounds	Yes	2	C
14	Tamarac	9 compounds	Yes	0	F
15	Margate	9 compounds	Yes	0	C-
16	Coconut Creek	9 compounds	Yes	0	C+
17	Hallandale Beach	9 compounds	Yes	2	F
18	Wilton Manors	9 compounds	Yes	1	C+
19	Lantana	9 compounds	Yes	17	B-
20	Holiday	9 compounds	Yes	18	F
21	Surfside	9 compounds	Yes	1	B
22	Tampa	8 compounds	Yes	64	F
23	Fort Myers	8 compounds	Yes	5	C+
24	Hollywood	8 compounds	Yes	32	F
25	Deltona	8 compounds	Yes	19	B+
26	Delray Beach	8 compounds	Yes	7	C
27	Lauderhill	8 compounds	Yes	6	F
28	North Lauderdale	8 compounds	Yes	1	F
29	Palm Springs	8 compounds	Yes	0	B
30	Temple Terrace	8 compounds	Yes	4	A-
31	Dania Beach	8 compounds	Yes	9	D
32	Tarpon Springs	8 compounds	Yes	3	B+
33	Arcadia	8 compounds	Yes	43	F
34	Florida City	8 compounds	Yes	26	F
35	Lady Lake	8 compounds	Yes	18	F
36	Bay Harbor Islands	8 compounds	Yes	2	B
37	Westlake	8 compounds	Yes	0	A-
38	Lake Panasoffkee	8 compounds	Yes	2	B-
39	Coral Springs	7 compounds	Yes	17	F
40	Palm Bay	7 compounds	Yes	8	B
41	Miramar	7 compounds	Yes	2	F
42	Boynton Beach	7 compounds	Yes	42	F
43	Deland	7 compounds	Yes	11	C-
44	Riviera Beach	7 compounds	Yes	32	F
45	New Port Richey	7 compounds	Yes	68	F
46	Ocoee	7 compounds	Yes	5	C-
47	Zephyrhills	7 compounds	Yes	18	F
48	Marco Island	7 compounds	Yes	5	B-
49	Hialeah Gardens	7 compounds	Yes	6	B+
50	Tequesta	7 compounds	Yes	1	B-
51	Orange City	7 compounds	Yes	14	C+
52	West Miami	7 compounds	Yes	3	B-
53	Lake Suzy	7 compounds	Yes	0	B+
54	North Miami Beach	6 compounds	Yes	1	B
55	Port Charlotte	6 compounds	Yes	4	B-
56	Brooksville	6 compounds	Yes	41	F
57	Sunrise	6 compounds	Yes	1	F
58	The Villages	6 compounds	Yes	1	B
59	Belleview	6 compounds	Yes	18	F
60	Fort Pierce	6 compounds	Yes	85	F
61	North Port	6 compounds	Yes	3	B
62	Clermont	6 compounds	Yes	58	F
63	Lake Worth Beach	6 compounds	Yes	0	B+
64	Hobe Sound	6 compounds	Yes	23	F
65	Okeechobee	6 compounds	No	150	F
66	Minneola	6 compounds	Yes	4	B-
67	Opa Locka	6 compounds	Yes	1	B-
68	Davenport	6 compounds	Yes	14	F
69	Fort Lauderdale	6 compounds	Yes	2	C-
70	Ft. Pierce	6 compounds	Yes	16	F
71	Atlantis	6 compounds	Yes	1	B-
72	Bradenton	5 compounds	No	9	F
73	Naples	5 compounds	Yes	42	F
74	Sanford	5 compounds	Yes	8	F
75	Mount Dora	5 compounds	Yes	6	A
76	Gulf Breeze	5 compounds	Yes	5	B
77	Wildwood	5 compounds	Yes	2	B-
78	Lake Wales	5 compounds	Yes	56	F
79	Port Richey	5 compounds	Yes	4	C-
80	Belleair	5 compounds	Yes	15	C
81	Winter Haven	4 compounds	Yes	28	F
82	Winter Park	4 compounds	Yes	6	C+
83	Winter Garden	4 compounds	Yes	4	B
84	Milton	4 compounds	Yes	19	B-
85	Punta Gorda	4 compounds	Yes	101	F
86	Eustis	4 compounds	Yes	16	B-
87	Winter Springs	4 compounds	Yes	15	B
88	Lehigh Acres	4 compounds	Yes	7	B
89	Lecanto	4 compounds	Yes	2	F
90	Cantonment	4 compounds	Yes	5	B
91	Avon Park	4 compounds	Yes	6	C-
92	Lake Mary	4 compounds	No	1	B
93	Ponte Vedra	4 compounds	No	7	B
94	Sopchoppy	4 compounds	Yes	3	B+
95	Hudson	4 compounds	Yes	4	D
96	Jacksonville	3 compounds	No	116	F
97	Sarasota	3 compounds	Yes	9	C+
98	Tallahassee	3 compounds	Yes	12	F
99	Melbourne	3 compounds	No	0	A-
100	Clearwater	3 compounds	Yes	14	F
101	Leesburg	3 compounds	Yes	49	F
102	Quincy	3 compounds	Yes	32	F
103	Deerfield Beach	3 compounds	Yes	0	C
104	Immokalee	3 compounds	Yes	15	B
105	Dade City	3 compounds	Yes	8	F
106	Marianna	3 compounds	Yes	4	C+
107	Inverness	3 compounds	Yes	40	F
108	Jay	3 compounds	Yes	24	B-
109	Fruitland Park	3 compounds	Yes	15	F
110	Indiantown	3 compounds	Yes	65	F
111	Orlando	2 compounds	Yes	78	F
112	Lakeland	2 compounds	No	27	D
113	Vero Beach	2 compounds	Yes	7	D
114	Daytona Beach	2 compounds	No	5	A-
115	Homestead	2 compounds	Yes	3	C
116	Apopka	2 compounds	Yes	14	F
117	Titusville	2 compounds	Yes	1	C
118	Sebring	2 compounds	Yes	43	F
119	Pace	2 compounds	Yes	4	A
120	Pinellas Park	2 compounds	No	3	B
121	Stuart	2 compounds	No	25	F
122	Gulfport	2 compounds	No	1	A-
123	Perry	2 compounds	Yes	31	F
124	Oakland	2 compounds	Yes	1	B+
125	High Springs	2 compounds	Yes	18	B-
126	Lake Alfred	2 compounds	Yes	6	C-
127	St George Island	2 compounds	No	3	A-
128	Newberry	2 compounds	Yes	2	A-
129	Odessa	1 compounds	No	8	C+
130	Kissimmee	1 compounds	Yes	26	F
131	St. Augustine	1 compounds	No	39	F
132	Boca Raton	1 compounds	Yes	14	B+
133	Palm Coast	1 compounds	No	6	B+
134	Fort Walton Beach	1 compounds	No	4	A
135	Port Orange	1 compounds	No	2	B-
136	Altamonte Springs	1 compounds	No	3	C+
137	Casselberry	1 compounds	No	10	B
138	Weston	1 compounds	No	2	B-
139	Navarre	1 compounds	No	2	B-
140	Destin	1 compounds	No	0	A+
141	Edgewater	1 compounds	No	50	B-
142	Miramar Beach	1 compounds	No	1	A-
143	Bartow	1 compounds	No	6	F
144	Safety Harbor	1 compounds	No	1	A
145	Ponte Vedra Beach	1 compounds	No	12	B
146	South Daytona	1 compounds	No	2	A
147	Lake Placid	1 compounds	Yes	39	F
148	Barefoot Bay	1 compounds	No	3	A
149	Hurlburt Field	1 compounds	No	6	A-
150	Eglin Afb	1 compounds	No	7	B+
151	Ft. Walton Beach	1 compounds	No	0	A
152	Longboat Key	1 compounds	No	0	B+
153	Fort Myers Beach	1 compounds	No	1	B+
154	Port St. Joe	1 compounds	No	25	C-
155	Navarre Beach	1 compounds	No	4	A
156	Mexico Beach	1 compounds	No	16	B-
157	Moore Haven	1 compounds	No	33	F
158	Apalachicola	1 compounds	No	43	C-
159	Frostproof	1 compounds	No	20	F
160	Mcdavid	1 compounds	Yes	0	A-
161	Mary Esther	1 compounds	No	1	A
162	Blountstown	1 compounds	No	0	A
163	Cocoa	0 compounds	No	1	A-
164	Port St Lucie	0 compounds	No	2	D
165	Gainesville	0 compounds	No	8	B
166	Cape Coral	0 compounds	No	1	A
167	Lake Buena Vista	0 compounds	No	0	A
168	Middleburg	0 compounds	No	1	A
169	Palm Beach Gardens	0 compounds	No	2	B
170	Jupiter	0 compounds	No	1	B+
171	Plantation	0 compounds	No	3	D+
172	Panama City	0 compounds	No	6	B-
173	Bonita Springs	0 compounds	No	8	B
174	Winter Pk/Casselbery	0 compounds	No	0	A-
175	New Smyrna Beach	0 compounds	No	18	B+
176	Panama City Beach	0 compounds	No	12	A-
177	Santa Rosa Beach	0 compounds	No	5	A
178	Ormond Beach	0 compounds	No	43	D+
179	Crestview	0 compounds	No	13	A-
180	Wellington	0 compounds	No	0	A-
181	Oviedo	0 compounds	No	12	B-
182	Dunedin	0 compounds	No	4	B-
183	Plant City	0 compounds	No	85	D
184	Englewood	0 compounds	No	1	B
185	Oakland Park	0 compounds	No	0	C-
186	Auburndale	0 compounds	No	5	F
187	Cooper City	0 compounds	No	1	C
188	Haines City	0 compounds	No	17	F
189	Venice	0 compounds	No	0	B+
190	Fleming Island	0 compounds	No	1	A
191	Davie/Hollywood	0 compounds	No	1	C
192	Atlantic Beach	0 compounds	No	6	A
193	Longwood	0 compounds	No	9	F
194	Lynn Haven	0 compounds	No	3	A-
195	Tavares	0 compounds	No	11	C+
196	Fernandina Beach	0 compounds	No	16	B
197	Niceville	0 compounds	No	5	A-
198	Lake City	0 compounds	No	112	F
199	Callaway	0 compounds	No	3	B+
200	Jacksonville	0 compounds	No	6	A-
201	Defuniak Springs	0 compounds	No	10	B
202	St James City	0 compounds	No	0	A
203	Oldsmar	0 compounds	No	0	A
204	Sanibel Island	0 compounds	No	0	A-
205	Clewiston	0 compounds	No	14	B+
206	Palmetto	0 compounds	No	3	B-
207	Maitland	0 compounds	No	1	B+
208	Holly Hill	0 compounds	No	0	B+
209	Freeport	0 compounds	No	12	B-
210	Palatka	0 compounds	No	119	F
211	Mascotte	0 compounds	No	0	A
212	Port Labelle	0 compounds	No	5	B+
213	Live Oak	0 compounds	No	23	D
214	Celebration	0 compounds	No	0	A
215	Crystal River	0 compounds	No	10	F
216	Molino	0 compounds	No	5	A-
217	Orange Park	0 compounds	No	9	B
218	Macclenny	0 compounds	No	6	A
219	Alachua	0 compounds	No	6	C+
220	Madison	0 compounds	No	8	D
221	Springfield	0 compounds	No	15	C
222	Starke	0 compounds	No	24	C-
223	Patrick Air Force Base	0 compounds	No	8	A-
224	Neptune Beach	0 compounds	No	2	A
225	Land O' Lakes	0 compounds	No	6	F
226	Green Cove Springs	0 compounds	No	8	A
227	Labelle	0 compounds	No	91	D
228	Jasper	0 compounds	No	4	A
229	Raiford	0 compounds	No	10	A+
230	Floral City	0 compounds	No	40	D
231	Valparaiso	0 compounds	No	4	A
232	Fort Meade	0 compounds	No	3	D
233	Homosassa	0 compounds	No	2	D
234	Keystone Heights	0 compounds	No	2	B
235	Wauchula	0 compounds	No	12	C
236	Flagler Beach	0 compounds	No	54	B
237	Monticello	0 compounds	No	7	B-
238	Parker	0 compounds	No	7	A-
239	Highland Beach	0 compounds	No	2	A
240	Havana	0 compounds	No	2	B+
241	Graceville	0 compounds	No	0	A-
242	Dundee	0 compounds	No	16	D
243	Umatilla	0 compounds	No	3	B+
244	Chuluota	0 compounds	No	18	A-
245	Mulberry	0 compounds	No	17	F
246	Ponce Inlet	0 compounds	No	0	A
247	Bunnell	0 compounds	No	69	D
248	Chipley	0 compounds	No	16	F
249	Golf	0 compounds	No	10	A
250	Century	0 compounds	No	1	B-
251	Fellsmere	0 compounds	No	18	C+
252	Jensen Beach	0 compounds	No	75	D
253	Pomona Park	0 compounds	No	4	B
254	Trenton	0 compounds	No	8	B+
255	Placida	0 compounds	No	5	B+
256	Cottondale	0 compounds	No	1	A
257	Nokomis	0 compounds	No	0	A-

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about pfas in Florida

Does Florida tap water contain PFAS?

PFAS were detected in 162 of 257 Florida cities tested under EPA's UCMR 5 program. 120 cities exceed the 2024 EPA MCL of 4 ppt for individual PFAS compounds.

How can I remove PFAS from my drinking water in Florida?

Reverse osmosis (RO) systems are the most effective at removing PFAS, typically removing 90%+ of compounds. High-quality activated carbon block filters (NSF 58-certified for RO, or NSF 53 for solid carbon) also provide significant reduction. Standard pitcher filters vary widely in PFAS removal.

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