PFAS Contamination

PFAS in Florida Drinking Water

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

262

Cities Tested

122

Exceeds Limit

47%

% Exceeds Limit

3.0 compounds

State Avg

▲ 26% vs national

vs National

343

Health Violations

Analysis

PFAS in Florida: what the data shows

Florida has 262 cities with PFAS monitoring data from the EPA's UCMR 5 program. PFAS ("forever chemicals") were detected in 164 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. 122 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%

122 of 262 cities

→ ▲ 26% above national rate (worse)

National avg

21%

1662 of 7853 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	Ft Lauderdale	9 compounds	Yes	12	F
9	Pembroke Pines	9 compounds	Yes	8	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	Lantana	9 compounds	Yes	17	B-
19	Wilton Manors	9 compounds	Yes	1	C+
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	Florida City	8 compounds	Yes	26	F
26	Deltona	8 compounds	Yes	19	B+
27	Delray Beach	8 compounds	Yes	7	C
28	Lauderhill	8 compounds	Yes	6	F
29	North Lauderdale	8 compounds	Yes	1	F
30	Palm Springs	8 compounds	Yes	0	B
31	Temple Terrace	8 compounds	Yes	4	A-
32	Dania Beach	8 compounds	Yes	9	D
33	Lady Lake	8 compounds	Yes	18	F
34	Tarpon Springs	8 compounds	Yes	3	B+
35	Arcadia	8 compounds	Yes	43	F
36	Mims	8 compounds	Yes	55	F
37	Bay Harbor Islands	8 compounds	Yes	2	B
38	Westlake	8 compounds	Yes	0	A-
39	Lake Panasoffkee	8 compounds	Yes	2	B-
40	New Port Richey	7 compounds	Yes	68	F
41	Miramar	7 compounds	Yes	2	F
42	Coral Springs	7 compounds	Yes	17	F
43	Palm Bay	7 compounds	Yes	8	B
44	Boynton Beach	7 compounds	Yes	42	F
45	Deland	7 compounds	Yes	11	C-
46	Riviera Beach	7 compounds	Yes	32	F
47	Zephyrhills	7 compounds	Yes	18	F
48	Ocoee	7 compounds	Yes	5	C-
49	Orange City	7 compounds	Yes	14	C+
50	Marco Island	7 compounds	Yes	5	B-
51	Hialeah Gardens	7 compounds	Yes	6	B+
52	Tequesta	7 compounds	Yes	1	B-
53	West Miami	7 compounds	Yes	3	B-
54	Lake Suzy	7 compounds	Yes	0	B+
55	Lithia	6 compounds	Yes	12	B-
56	North Miami Beach	6 compounds	Yes	1	B
57	Port Charlotte	6 compounds	Yes	4	B-
58	Brooksville	6 compounds	Yes	41	F
59	Sunrise	6 compounds	Yes	1	F
60	The Villages	6 compounds	Yes	1	B
61	Clermont	6 compounds	Yes	58	F
62	Belleview	6 compounds	Yes	18	F
63	Davenport	6 compounds	Yes	14	F
64	Fort Pierce	6 compounds	Yes	85	F
65	North Port	6 compounds	Yes	3	B
66	Lake Worth Beach	6 compounds	Yes	0	B+
67	Hobe Sound	6 compounds	Yes	23	F
68	Okeechobee	6 compounds	No	150	F
69	Minneola	6 compounds	Yes	4	B-
70	Opa Locka	6 compounds	Yes	1	B-
71	Fort Lauderdale	6 compounds	Yes	2	C-
72	Ft. Pierce	6 compounds	Yes	16	F
73	Atlantis	6 compounds	Yes	1	B-
74	Bradenton	5 compounds	No	9	F
75	Naples	5 compounds	Yes	42	F
76	Sanford	5 compounds	Yes	8	F
77	Mount Dora	5 compounds	Yes	6	A
78	Gulf Breeze	5 compounds	Yes	5	B
79	Lake Wales	5 compounds	Yes	56	F
80	Wildwood	5 compounds	Yes	2	B-
81	Port Richey	5 compounds	Yes	4	C-
82	Belleair	5 compounds	Yes	15	C
83	Winter Haven	4 compounds	Yes	28	F
84	Winter Park	4 compounds	Yes	6	C+
85	Winter Garden	4 compounds	Yes	4	B
86	Milton	4 compounds	Yes	19	B-
87	Punta Gorda	4 compounds	Yes	101	F
88	Eustis	4 compounds	Yes	16	B-
89	Lake Mary	4 compounds	No	1	B
90	Winter Springs	4 compounds	Yes	15	B
91	Lehigh Acres	4 compounds	Yes	7	B
92	Lecanto	4 compounds	Yes	2	F
93	Avon Park	4 compounds	Yes	6	C-
94	Cantonment	4 compounds	Yes	5	B
95	Ponte Vedra	4 compounds	No	7	B
96	Sopchoppy	4 compounds	Yes	3	B+
97	Hudson	4 compounds	Yes	4	D
98	Jacksonville	3 compounds	No	116	F
99	Clearwater	3 compounds	Yes	14	F
100	Sarasota	3 compounds	Yes	9	C+
101	Tallahassee	3 compounds	Yes	12	F
102	Melbourne	3 compounds	No	0	A-
103	Leesburg	3 compounds	Yes	49	F
104	Quincy	3 compounds	Yes	32	F
105	Deerfield Beach	3 compounds	Yes	0	C
106	Immokalee	3 compounds	Yes	15	B
107	Dade City	3 compounds	Yes	8	F
108	Marianna	3 compounds	Yes	4	C+
109	Fruitland Park	3 compounds	Yes	15	F
110	Inverness	3 compounds	Yes	40	F
111	Jay	3 compounds	Yes	24	B-
112	Indiantown	3 compounds	Yes	65	F
113	Orlando	2 compounds	Yes	78	F
114	Lakeland	2 compounds	No	27	D
115	Vero Beach	2 compounds	Yes	7	D
116	Daytona Beach	2 compounds	No	5	A-
117	Homestead	2 compounds	Yes	3	C
118	Apopka	2 compounds	Yes	14	F
119	Sebring	2 compounds	Yes	43	F
120	Titusville	2 compounds	Yes	1	C
121	Pace	2 compounds	Yes	4	A
122	Pinellas Park	2 compounds	No	3	B
123	Stuart	2 compounds	No	25	F
124	Gulfport	2 compounds	No	1	A-
125	Perry	2 compounds	Yes	31	F
126	Oakland	2 compounds	Yes	1	B+
127	Lake Alfred	2 compounds	Yes	6	C-
128	High Springs	2 compounds	Yes	18	B-
129	St George Island	2 compounds	No	3	A-
130	Newberry	2 compounds	Yes	2	A-
131	Odessa	1 compounds	No	8	C+
132	Kissimmee	1 compounds	Yes	26	F
133	St. Augustine	1 compounds	No	39	F
134	Boca Raton	1 compounds	Yes	14	B+
135	Palm Coast	1 compounds	No	6	B+
136	Fort Walton Beach	1 compounds	No	4	A
137	Port Orange	1 compounds	No	2	B-
138	Altamonte Springs	1 compounds	No	3	C+
139	Casselberry	1 compounds	No	10	B
140	Weston	1 compounds	No	2	B-
141	Navarre	1 compounds	No	2	B-
142	Edgewater	1 compounds	No	50	B-
143	Destin	1 compounds	No	0	A+
144	Miramar Beach	1 compounds	No	1	A-
145	Bartow	1 compounds	No	6	F
146	Port St. Joe	1 compounds	No	25	C-
147	Ponte Vedra Beach	1 compounds	No	12	B
148	Safety Harbor	1 compounds	No	1	A
149	Lake Placid	1 compounds	Yes	39	F
150	South Daytona	1 compounds	No	2	A
151	Barefoot Bay	1 compounds	No	3	A
152	Hurlburt Field	1 compounds	No	6	A-
153	Frostproof	1 compounds	No	20	F
154	Eglin Afb	1 compounds	No	7	B+
155	Ft. Walton Beach	1 compounds	No	0	A
156	Longboat Key	1 compounds	No	0	B+
157	Fort Myers Beach	1 compounds	No	1	B+
158	Navarre Beach	1 compounds	No	4	A
159	Mexico Beach	1 compounds	No	16	B-
160	Moore Haven	1 compounds	No	33	F
161	Apalachicola	1 compounds	No	43	C-
162	Mcdavid	1 compounds	Yes	0	A-
163	Mary Esther	1 compounds	No	1	A
164	Blountstown	1 compounds	No	0	A
165	Cocoa	0 compounds	No	1	A-
166	Port St Lucie	0 compounds	No	2	D
167	Gainesville	0 compounds	No	8	B
168	Cape Coral	0 compounds	No	1	A
169	Lake Buena Vista	0 compounds	No	0	A
170	Middleburg	0 compounds	No	1	A
171	Jensen Beach	0 compounds	No	75	D
172	Palm Beach Gardens	0 compounds	No	2	B
173	Jupiter	0 compounds	No	1	B+
174	St Cloud	0 compounds	No	104	F
175	Plantation	0 compounds	No	3	D+
176	Bonita Springs	0 compounds	No	8	B
177	Panama City	0 compounds	No	6	B-
178	Winter Pk/Casselbery	0 compounds	No	0	A-
179	Ormond Beach	0 compounds	No	43	D+
180	New Smyrna Beach	0 compounds	No	18	B+
181	Panama City Beach	0 compounds	No	12	A-
182	Santa Rosa Beach	0 compounds	No	5	A
183	Longwood	0 compounds	No	9	F
184	Crestview	0 compounds	No	13	A-
185	Wellington	0 compounds	No	0	A-
186	Oviedo	0 compounds	No	12	B-
187	Plant City	0 compounds	No	85	D
188	Dunedin	0 compounds	No	4	B-
189	Niceville	0 compounds	No	5	A-
190	Haines City	0 compounds	No	17	F
191	Englewood	0 compounds	No	1	B
192	Oakland Park	0 compounds	No	0	C-
193	Auburndale	0 compounds	No	5	F
194	Green Cove Springs	0 compounds	No	8	A
195	Dunnellon	0 compounds	No	10	F
196	Cooper City	0 compounds	No	1	C
197	Fernandina Beach	0 compounds	No	16	B
198	Venice	0 compounds	No	0	B+
199	Fleming Island	0 compounds	No	1	A
200	Davie/Hollywood	0 compounds	No	1	C
201	Atlantic Beach	0 compounds	No	6	A
202	Tavares	0 compounds	No	11	C+
203	Lynn Haven	0 compounds	No	3	A-
204	Lake City	0 compounds	No	112	F
205	Callaway	0 compounds	No	3	B+
206	Jacksonville	0 compounds	No	6	A-
207	Homosassa	0 compounds	No	2	D
208	Defuniak Springs	0 compounds	No	10	B
209	St James City	0 compounds	No	0	A
210	Oldsmar	0 compounds	No	0	A
211	Sanibel Island	0 compounds	No	0	A-
212	Clewiston	0 compounds	No	14	B+
213	Palmetto	0 compounds	No	3	B-
214	Maitland	0 compounds	No	1	B+
215	Holly Hill	0 compounds	No	0	B+
216	Palatka	0 compounds	No	119	F
217	Freeport	0 compounds	No	12	B-
218	Mascotte	0 compounds	No	0	A
219	Live Oak	0 compounds	No	23	D
220	Port Labelle	0 compounds	No	5	B+
221	Celebration	0 compounds	No	0	A
222	Crystal River	0 compounds	No	10	F
223	Land O' Lakes	0 compounds	No	6	F
224	Molino	0 compounds	No	5	A-
225	Orange Park	0 compounds	No	9	B
226	Alachua	0 compounds	No	6	C+
227	Macclenny	0 compounds	No	6	A
228	Springfield	0 compounds	No	15	C
229	Madison	0 compounds	No	8	D
230	Placida	0 compounds	No	5	B+
231	Starke	0 compounds	No	24	C-
232	Labelle	0 compounds	No	91	D
233	Chipley	0 compounds	No	16	F
234	Patrick Air Force Base	0 compounds	No	8	A-
235	Neptune Beach	0 compounds	No	2	A
236	Bunnell	0 compounds	No	69	D
237	Floral City	0 compounds	No	40	D
238	Jasper	0 compounds	No	4	A
239	Flagler Beach	0 compounds	No	54	B
240	Century	0 compounds	No	1	B-
241	Raiford	0 compounds	No	10	A+
242	Monticello	0 compounds	No	7	B-
243	Valparaiso	0 compounds	No	4	A
244	Fort Meade	0 compounds	No	3	D
245	Keystone Heights	0 compounds	No	2	B
246	Wauchula	0 compounds	No	12	C
247	Mulberry	0 compounds	No	17	F
248	Umatilla	0 compounds	No	3	B+
249	Dundee	0 compounds	No	16	D
250	Parker	0 compounds	No	7	A-
251	Highland Beach	0 compounds	No	2	A
252	Havana	0 compounds	No	2	B+
253	Graceville	0 compounds	No	0	A-
254	Crawfordville	0 compounds	No	4	B-
255	Chuluota	0 compounds	No	18	A-
256	Ponce Inlet	0 compounds	No	0	A
257	Pomona Park	0 compounds	No	4	B
258	Golf	0 compounds	No	10	A
259	Fellsmere	0 compounds	No	18	C+
260	Trenton	0 compounds	No	8	B+
261	Nokomis	0 compounds	No	0	A-
262	Cottondale	0 compounds	No	1	A

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about pfas in Florida

Does Florida tap water contain PFAS?

PFAS were detected in 164 of 262 Florida cities tested under EPA's UCMR 5 program. 122 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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