Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Boca Raton, FL tap water
15 contaminants were measured in the Boca Raton, FL water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 15
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- FL
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound above EPA limits in Boca Raton, FL
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
PFOS (Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)
● Over EPA limit (1.8×)below national p90 (19.900000000000006 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Boca Raton, FL's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 61 sources.
Source
- WELL · 56
- 28W
- 31W
- 33W
- + 2 more
Treatment
- GLADES ROAD
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
6 historically-detected contaminants in Boca Raton, FL
Every U.S. public water system reports compliance-monitoring data to EPA. The Six-Year Review releases the 2012–2019 window as a single dataset — here's what your system reported, year by year. Values shown are the highest detection per analyte per year, compared to the federal MCL.
| Contaminant | Worst detection | EPA limit | Years (2012–2019) |
|---|---|---|---|
TTHM worst: 2016 | 0.0755 mg/L 94% | 0.08 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
HAA5 worst: 2018 | 0.0417 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
NITRITE worst: 2012 | 0.07 mg/L within | 1 mg/L | '12'14'15'17 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2017 | 0.15 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '14'17 |
NITRATE worst: 2017 | 0.12 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'19 |
DALAPON worst: 2017 | 0.0014 ug/L within below national p90 | 200 ug/L | '17 |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChlorineA disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. | 2.9 mg/LRunning annual avgSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMRDLG | Within the limit |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SodiumA naturally occurring salt component. | 49.4 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 160 mg/LMCL | Within the limit |
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 2.6 ug/L90th percentileAt the tap | 15 ug/LMCLG | Within the limit |
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.124 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 1.3 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acidPerfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' | 1.3 ng/LReported levelLevel Detected Sampling Event 1 | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acidPerfluorohexanesulfonic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical.' | 1.3 ng/LReported levelLevel Detected Sampling Event 1 | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| Perfluorohexanoic acidPerfluorohexanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' | 1.8 ng/LReported levelLevel Detected Sampling Event 1 | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| Perfluoropentanoic acidPerfluoropentanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' | 2.3 ng/LReported levelLevel Detected Sampling Event 1 | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| PFBAPerfluorobutanoic acid, a shorter-chain PFAS 'forever chemical.' | 1.4 ng/LReported levelLevel Detected Sampling Event 1 | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
| PFOAPerfluorooctanoic acid, a PFAS 'forever chemical' once used in nonstick and stain-resistant products. | 1.8 ng/LReported levelLevel Detected Sampling Event 1 | None set | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about Boca Raton, FL's water
+Is Boca Raton, FL tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 15 contaminants measured in Boca Raton, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Boca Raton, FL tap water?
15 contaminants were measured in Boca Raton, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning pfas ("forever chemicals"), metals, and disinfection byproducts. 8 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Boca Raton, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Boca Raton, FL's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2024 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.