Broward County tap water
20 of 29 water systems serving Broward County with full PFAS testing averaged above a 2024 federal PFAS level at one or more sampling points.
- 37 community water systems list this county as served; 28 serve 3,300+ people with full PFAS testing.
- 3 had a health-based violation since 2021-10-26.
Largest systems serving this county
| System | Source | People served (whole system) | PFAS above a 2024 level? | Violations since 2021-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Pines, City of | Groundwater | 187,459 | Yes | 1 |
| Fort Lauderdale, City of | Groundwater | 185,163 | No | 0 |
| Hollywood, City of | Groundwater | 147,566 | Yes | 0 |
| Miramar (East ; West) Plants | Groundwater | 137,107 | No | 0 |
| City of Pompano | Groundwater | 99,400 | Yes | 0 |
| Plantation, East ; Central | Groundwater | 85,496 | No | 0 |
| Sunrise Springtree | Groundwater | 79,550 | Yes | 0 |
| Bcwws 1a | Groundwater | 75,305 | Yes | 1 |
| Sunrise Sawgrass | Groundwater | 72,400 | No | 0 |
| Coral Springs, City of | Groundwater | 65,000 | Yes | 0 |
| Tamarac (West), City of | Groundwater | 63,793 | Yes | 0 |
| City of Margate | Groundwater | 62,254 | Yes | 0 |
Which one is yours? A county usually has several utilities. Your bill or your utility's annual water-quality report names yours. Population is for the whole system, which can cross county lines.
Not medical or legal advice. UCMR 5 results are screening data, not compliance determinations.
Sources and freshness
Public-water-system facts, violations and lead/copper results: EPA ECHO SDWA download (SDWIS snapshot 2026-10-13). PFAS and lithium results: EPA UCMR 5 final data (sampling 2023–2025). Both are U.S. government works, downloaded 2026-10-26. Numbers are computed by the published method; the same fields are in the open data files.