31,789 people served, groundwater, Palm Beach County
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Palm Beach County Water Utilities (Lake Region, System 11) has a Water Score of 100 out of 100 (Strong) on our scale. 0 of 13 detected contaminants are above a published health guideline (2018-2022). 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 Palm Beach County Water Utilities (Lake Region, System 11). EPA record
Palm Beach County Water Utilities (Lake Region, System 11) (EPA water system FL4505005) serves about 31,789 people and is the main utility for 5 ZIP codes in Palm Beach County. It does not buy water from another system, according to EPA SDWA records. In EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data from 2018-2022, none of the 13 detected contaminants are above published health guidelines, for a Water Score of 100 (Strong). Scored against health guidelines that are stricter than legal limits, using public utility data. Not a test of your tap.
0 contaminants above health guidelines (of 13 detected)
No detected contaminants were above their published health guidelines in the most recent data.
| Contaminant | This utility | Legal limit or action level | Health guideline | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride | 428 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 428 ppbdetected in 2 of 2 samples | 4,000 ppb | None published | 2020 |
| Copper | 14.4 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 14.4 ppbdetected in 1 of 1 sample |
| 1,300 ppb (EPA action level, 90th percentile) |
| None published |
| 2020 |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 13.6 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 44.3 ppbdetected in 35 of 35 samples | 80 ppb | None published | 2018-2022 |
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| Nitrate | 8.4 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 42 ppbdetected in 1 of 5 samples | 10,000 ppb | None published | 2018-2022 |
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| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) | 4.36 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 7.01 ppbdetected in 5 of 5 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2019 |
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| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 3.08 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 12.9 ppbdetected in 34 of 35 samples | 60 ppb | None published | 2018-2022 |
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| Chromium (total) | 2.8 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 2.8 ppbdetected in 1 of 1 sample | 100 ppb | None published | 2020 |
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| Radium-226 + Radium-228 | 2.57 pCi/Lsum of the radium-226 and radium-228 averages | 5 pCi/L | None published | 2020 |
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| Nitrite | 2 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 10 ppbdetected in 1 of 5 samples | 1,000 ppb | None published | 2018-2022 |
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| Radium-226 | 1.09 pCi/Laverage of all sampleshighest sample 1.09 pCi/Ldetected in 1 of 1 sample | Counts toward the combined 5 pCi/L limit for radium-226 and radium-228 | None published | 2020 |
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| Manganese | 0.65 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.68 ppbdetected in 2 of 2 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2018-2019 |
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| Uranium | 0.4 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.4 ppbdetected in 1 of 1 sample | 30 ppb | None published | 2020 |
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| Atrazine | 0.04 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.08 ppbdetected in 2 of 4 samples | 3 ppb | None published | 2019-2020 |
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| ZIP code | City | Share of the ZIP area | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33430 | Belle Glade | 11% | Main utility |
| 33438 | Canal Point | 11% | Main utility |
| 33459 | Lake Harbor | 11% | Main utility |
| 33476 | Pahokee | 11% | Main utility |
| 33493 | South Bay | 11% | Main utility |
Source: EPA Water System Boundaries overlaid on Census ZIP code areas. Your water bill names your utility.
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.
Palm Beach County Water Utilities (Lake Region, System 11) is the main water provider for Belle Glade. Some addresses can be served by a different system, so check your water bill: it names your utility.
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Palm Beach County Water Utilities (Lake Region, System 11) is the main utility for 5 ZIP codes: 33430, 33438, 33459, 33476, 33493. It also serves part of 0 other ZIP codes. Source: EPA Water System Boundaries (CWS service area boundaries) v3.0, March 2026 release.
Palm Beach County Water Utilities (Lake Region, System 11) 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.)
None of the 13 detected contaminants were above their published health guidelines in EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data, 2018-2022.
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 Palm Beach County Water Utilities (Lake Region, System 11) 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: nothing is subtracted, so the score is 100.
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.