Broward County has 88 scored ZIP codes served mainly by 23 water utilities, 4 of which buy water from another system. Water Scores range from 58 to 100, with a median of 87. The contaminant most often above a published health guideline is Arsenic, in 17 of 23 utilities (EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data, 2018-2022).
Scored ZIP codes
88
Median Water Score
87Range 58 to 100
Above guideline, on average
1.3of 18.9 detected contaminants per ZIP code
Test data years
2018-2026EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data
Water Scores in Broward County
How many ZIP codes fall in each band. A higher score is better.
Strong 80-10074
Fair 60-7911
Weak 40-593
Low 0-390
Lowest: 33024 Hollywood (58), 33026 Hollywood (58) and 33028 Hollywood (58). Highest: 33076 Coral Springs (100), 33071 Coral Springs (100) and 33388 Plantation (92).
Across the 53 ZIP codes with housing data there are 866,019 housing units: 48.7% single-family homes and 41.4% in buildings of five or more units; 63.4% are owner-occupied. Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates, ACS 2024 5-year.
A legal limit and a health guideline are different
A legal limit is an enforceable standard, set by the EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Limits weigh health research together with the cost and feasibility of treatment. A health guideline is published by public-health sources and based on health research alone. A utility can meet every legal limit and still be above a published health guideline.
Questions people ask
Which water utilities serve Broward County?
23 utilities are the main supplier for at least one scored ZIP code in Broward County. The largest by ZIP codes served: City of Fort Lauderdale (23 ZIP codes), City of Hollywood (8 ZIP codes), City of Plantation (7 ZIP codes) and City of Sunrise (Sawgrass) (7 ZIP codes). Source: EPA Water System Boundaries (CWS service area boundaries) v3.0, March 2026 release.
Which ZIP codes in Broward County have the lowest and highest Water Scores?
The lowest Water Scores are 33024 (58), 33026 (58) and 33028 (58). The highest are 33076 (100), 33071 (100) and 33388 (92). A score describes the utility's public test results for that ZIP code, not the water at any one tap (EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data, 2018-2026).
Which contaminants are most often above published health guidelines in Broward County?
Arsenic (above its guideline in 17 of 23 utilities, up to 480 times), Bromodichloromethane (above its guideline in 3 of 23 utilities, up to 125 times) and Chloroform (above its guideline in 3 of 23 utilities, up to 43 times). Source: EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data, 2018-2026.
Do any utilities in Broward County buy water from another system?
Yes. City of Coconut Creek buys from BCWWS 2A (Broward County Water & Wastewater), City of Weston buys from City of Sunrise (Sawgrass), City of Oakland Park buys from City of Fort Lauderdale and BCWWS 3A (Broward County Water & Wastewater) buys from City of Hollywood. Source: EPA SDWA records, July to September 2026 extract.
How is the Water Score calculated?
The score starts at 100. It goes down 8 for each contaminant above a cited health guideline whose source states a cancer basis, 5 for each other contaminant above its cited guideline, 5 for each of PFOA and PFOS averaging above the 4.0 ppt limit in EPA's 2024 PFAS rule, 10 for each contaminant whose average of all samples is above EPA's legal limit (instead of its guideline step), and 1 for each contaminant with a cited cancer-based guideline that is detected below it. Only guidelines with a cited document count. The lowest score is 5. Higher is better.
What is the difference between a health guideline and a legal limit?
A legal limit is an enforceable standard, set by the EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Limits weigh health research together with the cost and feasibility of treatment. A health guideline is published by public-health sources and based on health research alone. A utility can meet every legal limit and still be above a published health guideline.