72,400 people served, groundwater, Broward County
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City of Sunrise (Sawgrass) has a Water Score of 76 out of 100 (Fair) on our scale. 3 of 18 detected contaminants are above a published health guideline (2018-2023). EPA compliance: no open violations (July to September 2026 extract); this is public data, not a test of your tap.
EPA treatment records (state-reported) list chloramines for City of Sunrise (Sawgrass). EPA record
City of Sunrise (Sawgrass) (EPA water system FL4061408) serves about 72,400 people and is the main utility for 7 ZIP codes in Broward County. It does not buy water from another system, according to EPA SDWA records and supplies water to City of Weston and City of Sunrise (Southwest). In EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data from 2018-2023, 3 of 18 detected contaminants are above published health guidelines, for a Water Score of 76 (Fair). Scored against health guidelines that are stricter than legal limits, using public utility data. Not a test of your tap.
City of Sunrise (Sawgrass) → City of Weston and City of Sunrise (Southwest) → customers
3 contaminants above health guidelines (of 18 detected)
Guideline basis: long-term cancer risk
Bromodichloromethane: a disinfection by-product that forms when chlorine reacts with organic matter. California OEHHA set a 0.06 ppb public health goal to limit long-term cancer risk. Source: California OEHHA
Guideline basis: long-term cancer risk
Chloroform: a disinfection by-product that forms when chlorine reacts with organic matter. California OEHHA set a 0.4 ppb public health goal in 2020 to limit long-term cancer risk; it also counts toward EPA's 80 ppb limit for total trihalomethanes. Source: California OEHHA
Guideline basis: long-term cancer risk
Dibromochloromethane: a disinfection by-product that forms when chlorine reacts with organic matter. California OEHHA set a 0.1 ppb public health goal in 2020 to limit long-term cancer risk; it also counts toward EPA's 80 ppb limit for total trihalomethanes. Source: California OEHHA
Lead: 3.1 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.
| Contaminant | This utility | Legal limit or action level | Health guideline | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride | 594 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 720 ppbdetected in 7 of 7 samples | 4,000 ppb | None published | 2018-2021 |
| Nitrate | 46.5 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 63 ppbdetected in 4 of 4 samples | 10,000 ppb | None published | 2018-2021 |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) | 27.3 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 45.3 ppbdetected in 8 of 8 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2018-2019 |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 26.6 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 60.2 ppbdetected in 78 of 78 samples | 80 ppb | None published | 2018-2022 |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 17.1 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 47.2 ppbdetected in 76 of 78 samples | 60 ppb | None published | 2018-2022 |
| Manganese | 15.8 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 47.3 ppbdetected in 1 of 3 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2018-2021 |
| Dichloroacetic acid | 11.5 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 17.2 ppbdetected in 4 of 4 samples | Counts toward the 60 ppb limit for haloacetic acids (HAA5) | None published | 2022 |
| Nitrite | 4 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 9.8 ppbdetected in 2 of 4 samples | 1,000 ppb | None published | 2018-2021 |
| Trichloroacetic acid | 3.31 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 5 ppbdetected in 4 of 4 samples | Counts toward the 60 ppb limit for haloacetic acids (HAA5) | None published | 2022 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 1.48 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 2 ppbdetected in 4 of 4 samples | Counts toward the 60 ppb limit for haloacetic acids (HAA5) | None published | 2022 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 0.53 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 1.1 ppbdetected in 2 of 4 samples | Counts toward the 60 ppb limit for haloacetic acids (HAA5) | None published | 2022 |
| Barium | 0.38 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 1.5 ppbdetected in 1 of 4 samples | 2,000 ppb | None published | 2018-2021 |
| Selenium | 0.13 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.5 ppbdetected in 1 of 4 samples | 50 ppb | None published | 2018-2021 |
| Simazine | 0.01 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.05 ppbdetected in 1 of 4 samples | 4 ppb | None published | 2018-2021 |
| ZIP code | City | Share of the ZIP area | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33318 | Fort Lauderdale | 22% | Serves part |
| 33320 | Fort Lauderdale | 36% | Main utility |
| 33322 | Plantation | 30% | Serves part |
| 33323 | Sunrise | 31% | Main utility |
| 33324 | Plantation | 34% | Serves part |
| 33325 | Davie | 56% | Main utility |
| 33326 | Weston | 45% | Serves part |
| 33327 | Weston | 20% | Serves part |
| 33328 | Davie | 25% | Serves part |
| 33330 | Cooper City | 37% | Main utility |
| 33335 | Fort Lauderdale | 46% | Main utility |
| 33337 | Fort Lauderdale | 25% | Serves part |
| 33345 | Fort Lauderdale | 45% | Main utility |
| 33351 | Lauderhill | 75% | Main utility |
Source: EPA Water System Boundaries overlaid on Census ZIP code areas. Your water bill names your utility.
Source: EPA SDWA records, July to September 2026 extract. Results measured by a supplier are marked with an asterisk.
None recorded in EPA SDWIS for compliance periods starting since Jul 1, 2021.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWA bulk extract, July to September 2026).
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.
City of Sunrise (Sawgrass) is the main water provider for Cooper City. Some addresses can be served by a different system, so check your water bill: it names your utility.
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City of Sunrise (Sawgrass) is the main utility for 7 ZIP codes: 33320, 33323, 33325, 33330, 33335, 33345, 33351. It also serves part of 7 other ZIP codes. Source: EPA Water System Boundaries (CWS service area boundaries) v3.0, March 2026 release.
City of Sunrise (Sawgrass) does not buy water from another system, according to EPA SDWA records. In this data, City of Weston and City of Sunrise (Southwest) buy water from it. (July to September 2026 extract.)
3 of 18 detected contaminants were above their published health guidelines in EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data, 2018-2023. The highest: Bromodichloromethane at 125 times its guideline, Chloroform at 43 times its guideline and Dibromochloromethane at 28 times its guideline.
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 Sunrise (Sawgrass) uses, so we do not say. Your utility can tell you.
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 3 is 76, so the score is 76.
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.