Who is my water provider in Fort Lauderdale?
City of Fort Lauderdale is the main water provider for Fort Lauderdale. Some addresses can be served by a different system, so check your water bill: it names your utility.
How do I contact City of Fort Lauderdale?
Call (954) 828-5150 or visit https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/Government/Departments/Finance/Utility-Billing-and-Collections/Help-and-Customer-Service. Billing and outages are handled by the utility, not by ScoreYourWater.
Which ZIP codes does City of Fort Lauderdale serve?
City of Fort Lauderdale is the main utility for 23 ZIP codes: 33301, 33302, 33303, 33304, 33305, 33306, 33307, 33308, 33311, 33312, and 13 more. It also serves part of 4 other ZIP codes. Source: EPA Water System Boundaries (CWS service area boundaries) v3.0, March 2026 release.
Does City of Fort Lauderdale buy water from another system, or sell water to others?
City of Fort Lauderdale does not buy water from another system, according to EPA SDWA records. In this data, City of Oakland Park, City of Wilton Manors, City of Tamarac (East) and Davie (Hacienda Village) buy water from it. (July to September 2026 extract.)
How many contaminants in City of Fort Lauderdale's water are above published health guidelines?
1 of 19 detected contaminants were above their published health guidelines in EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data, 2018-2023. The highest: Arsenic at 113 times its guideline. PFOS averaged above 4.0 ppt, the limit in EPA's 2024 PFAS rule (water systems must meet it by April 2029; EPA has proposed allowing until 2031).
What is chloramine, and does City of Fort Lauderdale use it?
Chloramine is a disinfectant made by combining chlorine and ammonia. Some water systems use it in place of free chlorine. The public data used on this site (EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data) does not record which disinfectant City of Fort Lauderdale uses, so we do not say. Your utility can tell you.
How is the Water Score for City of Fort Lauderdale 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. For this report: 100 minus 8 times 1, minus 5 times 1 (PFOS average above 4.0 ppt, the limit in EPA's 2024 PFAS rule) is 87, so the score is 87.
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.