890 people served, water utility, Palm Beach County
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Palm Lake Estates South has a Water Score of 82 out of 100 (Strong) on our scale. 1 of 27 detected contaminants are above a published health guideline (2015-2025). 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 Lake Estates South. EPA record
Palm Lake Estates South (EPA water system FL4504287) serves about 890 people and is in Palm Beach County (EPA water system boundaries do not match it to any ZIP code area in our data). It buys water from Riviera Beach Utility Special District. In EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data from 2015-2025, 1 of 27 detected contaminants are above published health guidelines, for a Water Score of 82 (Strong); 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). Scored against health guidelines that are stricter than legal limits, using public utility data. Not a test of your tap.
Riviera Beach Utility Special District → Palm Lake Estates South → customers
1 contaminants above health guidelines (of 27 detected), plus 2 with averages above 4.0 ppt, the limit in EPA's 2024 PFAS rule
Guideline basis: long-term cancer risk
Chromium-6: one form of the metal chromium. California OEHHA set a 0.02 ppb public health goal in 2011 to limit cancer risk; EPA has no separate limit for this form. Source: California OEHHA
Our systems aren't certified for PFAS.
| Contaminant | This utility | Legal limit or action level | Health guideline | Years |
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| PFOS*EPA'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. | 27 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 31 pptdetected in 2 of 2 samples | 4 ppt | None published | 2024-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA*EPA'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. | 13.5 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 14 pptdetected in 2 of 2 samples | 4 ppt | None published | 2024-2025 |
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, 2024–2025. It isn't a test of your tap, and your water can differ. Last checked against the Federal Register: October 25, 2026.
Lead: 0.8 ppb (90th percentile of tap samples, January to December 2024). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrite | 682 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 682 ppbdetected in 1 of 1 sample | 1,000 ppb | None published | 2019 |
| Nitrate | 418 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 418 ppbdetected in 1 of 1 sample | 10,000 ppb | None published | 2019 |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 24.5 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 41.5 ppbdetected in 11 of 11 samples | 60 ppb | None published | 2018-2022 |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 22.3 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 43.6 ppbdetected in 11 of 11 samples | 80 ppb | None published | 2018-2022 |
| Strontium* | 824 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 873 ppbdetected in 4 of 4 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2015-2016 |
| Fluoride* | 190 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 190 ppbdetected in 2 of 2 samples | 4,000 ppb | None published | 2020 |
| Aluminum* | 180 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 180 ppbdetected in 1 of 1 sample | No federal limit | None published | 2020 |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9)* | 108 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 191 ppbdetected in 8 of 8 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2019-2020 |
| Barium* | 34 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 34 ppbdetected in 1 of 1 sample | 2,000 ppb | None published | 2020 |
| Manganese* | 14 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 14 ppbdetected in 1 of 1 sample | No federal limit | None published | 2020 |
| PFHxS*EPA set a limit in 2024 and proposed withdrawing it in May 2026. | 7.05 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 7.2 pptdetected in 2 of 2 samples | 10 ppt | None published | 2024-2025 |
| PFPeA* | 6.9 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 6.9 pptdetected in 2 of 2 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2024-2025 |
| PFHxA* | 5.75 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 5.8 pptdetected in 2 of 2 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2024-2025 |
| PFHpA* | 4.15 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 4.2 pptdetected in 2 of 2 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2024-2025 |
| PFBS* | 3.45 pptaverage of all sampleshighest sample 3.8 pptdetected in 2 of 2 samples | No federal limit | 2,000 ppt | 2024-2025 |
| Vanadium* | 0.52 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.58 ppbdetected in 4 of 4 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2015-2016 |
| Chromium (total)* | 0.35 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.42 ppbdetected in 4 of 4 samples | 100 ppb | None published | 2015-2016 |
| 1,4-Dioxane* | 0.27 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.28 ppbdetected in 2 of 2 samples | No federal limit | None published | 2016 |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE)* | 0.03 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.11 ppbdetected in 1 of 4 samples | 5 ppb | None published | 2019-2021 |
| Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)* | 0.02 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.1 ppbdetected in 1 of 4 samples | 5 ppb | None published | 2019-2021 |
| Vinyl chloride* | 0.02 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.08 ppbdetected in 1 of 4 samples | 2 ppb | None published | 2019-2021 |
| Benzene* | 0.02 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.07 ppbdetected in 1 of 4 samples | 5 ppb | None published | 2019-2021 |
| Carbon tetrachloride* | 0.01 ppbaverage of all sampleshighest sample 0.06 ppbdetected in 1 of 4 samples | 5 ppb | None published | 2019-2021 |
EPA water system boundaries do not match Palm Lake Estates South to any ZIP code area in our data.
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.
Palm Lake Estates South is the main water provider for Palm Beach County. Some addresses can be served by a different system, so check your water bill: it names your utility.
Use the phone number or website on your water bill. Billing and outages are handled by the utility, not by ScoreYourWater.
EPA water system boundaries do not match Palm Lake Estates South to any ZIP code area in our data. Your water bill names your utility. Source: EPA Water System Boundaries (CWS service area boundaries) v3.0, March 2026 release.
Palm Lake Estates South buys water from Riviera Beach Utility Special District. No other utility in this data buys water from it. (July to September 2026 extract.)
1 of 27 detected contaminants were above their published health guidelines in EPA SDWA, EPA UCMR and Florida DEP data, 2015-2025. The highest: Chromium (hexavalent) at 9.5 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).
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 Lake Estates South 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 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.
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.