City of Palm Bay water: quality report, contact and service area
140,750 people served, water utility, Brevard County
Data updated October 24, 2026
About City of Palm Bay
Serves
Palm Bay in Brevard County
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City of Palm Bay has a Water Score of 82 out of 100 (Strong) on our scale. 1 of 22 detected contaminants are above a published health guideline (2018-2024). EPA compliance: no open violations (July to September 2026 extract); this is public data, not a test of your tap.
Does City of Palm Bay use chloramine?
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for City of Palm Bay. EPA record
What EPA and Florida DEP records show for the City of Palm Bay, as of October 14, 2026
EPA's records list 2 health-based violations for the City of Palm Bay for compliance periods starting since July 1, 2021. Lead, 90th percentile: 2.1 ppb at the latest result since July 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period January to December 2023). The City of Palm Bay averaged above 4.0 ppt for PFOA and PFOS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. Scored against health guidelines that are stricter than legal limits, using public utility data. Not a test of your tap.
The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Water Score
82Strong
Above guideline
1 of 22detected contaminants, 2018-2024; plus 2 with averages above 4.0 ppt, the limit in EPA's 2024 PFAS rule
EPA compliance
No open violationshealth-based, July to September 2026 extract
What was found in City of Palm Bay's water
1 contaminants above health guidelines(of 22 detected), plus 2 with averages above 4.0 ppt, the limit in EPA's 2024 PFAS rule
Above published health guidelines (1)
Guideline basis: long-term cancer risk
Arsenic
Far above guideline
181×the health guideline
Health guidelineLegal limit
This utility
0.72 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 10 ppbdetected in 31 of 62 samples
Legal limit
10 ppb
Health guideline
0.004 ppb
Arsenic: a natural element that enters water from rock and soil deposits and from some orchard and industrial runoff. California OEHHA set a 0.004 ppb public health goal in 2004 to limit lung and bladder cancer risk; EPA's enforceable limit is 10 ppb (in effect since 2006). Source: California OEHHA
Average 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)
Our systems aren't certified for PFAS.
Average 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)
Contaminant
This utility
Legal limit or action level
Health guideline
Years
PFOSEPA's 2024 rule sets a limit of 4.0 ppt; water systems must meet it by April 2029. In May 2026 EPA proposed allowing extensions to April 2031. EPA's goal (MCLG) is zero.
5.55 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 9.5 pptdetected in 4 of 6 samples
4 ppt
None published
2024
PFOAEPA's 2024 rule sets a limit of 4.0 ppt; water systems must meet it by April 2029. In May 2026 EPA proposed allowing extensions to April 2031. EPA's goal (MCLG) is zero.
5.4 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 8.5 pptdetected in 4 of 6 samples
Health-based violations in the last 5 years (EPA SDWIS)
EPA's records list a "Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average" for TTHM (total trihalomethanes), compliance period January 1 to March 31, 2023. EPA's records show it returned to compliance on December 7, 2023. EPA record
EPA's records list a "Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average" for TTHM (total trihalomethanes), compliance period October 1 to December 31, 2022. EPA's records show it returned to compliance on December 7, 2023. EPA record
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWA bulk extract, July to September 2026).
These are EPA's and Florida DEP's public records for this water system, shown as of October 14, 2026. If you represent this utility, or think a record here is wrong, tell us: Report an error. If the error is in EPA's or Florida DEP's own records, the state drinking water program can correct it there, and this page updates at our next data refresh.
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
Who is my water provider in Palm Bay?
City of Palm Bay serves part of Palm Bay. Some addresses may be served by a different system, so check your water bill: it names your utility.
How do I contact City of Palm Bay?
Use the phone number or website on your water bill. Billing and outages are handled by the utility, not by ScoreYourWater.
Which area does City of Palm Bay serve?
By EPA's service-area maps, the City of Palm Bay is the main water system serving Palm Bay (Brevard County, FL). Your water bill names your utility. Source: EPA Water System Boundaries and U.S. Census Bureau 2020 place boundaries.
Does City of Palm Bay buy water from another system, or sell water to others?
City of Palm Bay does not buy water from another system, according to EPA SDWA records. No other utility in this data buys water from it. (July to September 2026 extract.)
How many contaminants in City of Palm Bay's water are above published health guidelines?
1 of 22 detected contaminants were above their published health guidelines in EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data, 2018-2024. The highest: Arsenic at 181 times its guideline. PFOA and 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 Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay uses, so we do not say. Your utility can tell you.
How is the Water Score for City of Palm Bay 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 2 (PFOA and PFOS average above 4.0 ppt, the limit in EPA's 2024 PFAS rule) is 82, so the score is 82.
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The level shown is the average of all of the utility's results in the years shown, with results below EPA's reporting level counted as zero. The highest single result and the number of samples in which it was detected are shown with each level. Each of these averaged above 4.0 ppt across all of the utility's samples, with results below the reporting level counted as zero. EPA judges compliance on a running annual average at each sampling point, so our combined average is a guide, not a compliance result. Under EPA's 2024 PFAS rule, water systems must meet the PFOA and PFOS limits (4.0 ppt each) by April 2029; in May 2026 EPA proposed allowing extensions to April 2031. Results before then are monitoring data, not violations.
Public data from EPA UCMR 5, 2024. It isn't a test of your tap, and your water can differ. Last checked against the Federal Register: October 25, 2026.
Lead
Lead: 2.1 ppb (90th percentile of tap samples, January to December 2023). EPA action level (90th percentile): 15 ppb.
Lead is measured at the tap in homes selected because they are most likely to have lead plumbing. EPA says lead in drinking water mainly comes from pipes, solder and fixtures in service lines and buildings, not from the water source. Your home's plumbing matters more than the utility's number. EPA's goal (MCLG) for lead is zero.
California's public health goal for lead is 0.2 ppb.
If your home is older or may have a lead service line, ask your utility (it must keep a service-line inventory) or have your tap tested by a state-certified lab.
Other contaminants detected (18)
Other contaminants detected, within their health guidelines or without one
Contaminant
This utility
Legal limit or action level
Health guideline
Years
Nitrate
223 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 860 ppbdetected in 11 of 14 samples
10,000 ppb
None published
2018-2022
Fluoride
122 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 140 ppbdetected in 6 of 6 samples
4,000 ppb
None published
2020
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
16.7 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 91.9 ppbdetected in 108 of 114 samples
80 ppb
None published
2018-2022
Nitrite
15.4 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 69 ppbdetected in 4 of 13 samples
1,000 ppb
None published
2018-2022
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
13.3 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 59.1 ppbdetected in 114 of 114 samples
60 ppb
None published
2018-2022
Barium
11.5 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 18 ppbdetected in 3 of 3 samples
2,000 ppb
None published
2020
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)
10.8 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 36.8 ppbdetected in 12 of 12 samples
No federal limit
None published
2018-2019
Aluminum
9.33 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 18 ppbdetected in 2 of 3 samples
No federal limit
None published
2020
PFPeA
5.45 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 9.3 pptdetected in 4 of 6 samples
No federal limit
None published
2024
PFHxA
4.53 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 7.2 pptdetected in 4 of 6 samples
No federal limit
None published
2024
PFBS
4 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 6.5 pptdetected in 4 of 6 samples
No federal limit
2,000 ppt
2024
PFHxSEPA set a limit in 2024 and proposed withdrawing it in May 2026.
3.17 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 4.9 pptdetected in 4 of 6 samples
10 ppt
None published
2024
PFHpA
2.38 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 3.8 pptdetected in 4 of 6 samples
No federal limit
None published
2024
Radium-226 + Radium-228
0.55 pCi/Lsum of the radium-226 and radium-228 averages
5 pCi/L
None published
2018-2022
Radium-226
0.4 pCi/Laverage of all sampleshighest sample 1.6 pCi/Ldetected in 34 of 57 samples
Counts toward the combined 5 pCi/L limit for radium-226 and radium-228
None published
2018-2022
Manganese
0.09 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.55 ppbdetected in 1 of 6 samples
No federal limit
None published
2018
Vinyl chloride
0.0097 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.62 ppbdetected in 1 of 64 samples
2 ppb
None published
2018-2022
Carbon tetrachloride
0.0038 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.25 ppbdetected in 1 of 65 samples
5 ppb
None published
2018-2022
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.