Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in City of Lighthouse Point, FL tap water
10 contaminants were measured in the City of Lighthouse Point, FL water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 10
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- FL
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound above EPA limits in City of Lighthouse Point, 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 (1.4×)below national p90 (19.900000000000006 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFHxS (Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)
● Below limitbelow national p90 (12.049999999999997 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFBS
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (13.909999999999979 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
City of Lighthouse Point, FL's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 4 sources.
Source
- WELL · 3
- WELL 1
Treatment
- PLANT #1
- WELL #3
- WELL 4 PLANT
Distribution
Also buys water from PACE WATER SYSTEM, INC..
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
9 historically-detected contaminants in City of Lighthouse Point, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
DEHP worst: 2014 | 0.0058 mg/L 97% | 0.006 mg/L | '14 |
ARSENIC worst: 2017 | 0.0039 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '17 |
NITRATE worst: 2019 | 1.9 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
HAA5 worst: 2018 | 0.00269 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '14'18 |
BARIUM worst: 2017 | 0.032 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '14'17 |
TTHM worst: 2014 | 0.001 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '14'16'18 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2017 | 0.034 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '17 |
COPPER worst: 2014 | 0.011 mg/L below national p90 | — | '14'17 |
LEAD worst: 2014 | 0.0036 mg/L | — | '14 |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SodiumA naturally occurring salt component. | 26.7 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 160 mg/LMCL | Within the limit |
Microbial
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli (E. coli)Escherichia coli — bacteria found in the gut of humans and animals. | 2Reported levelSystem-wide | 0MCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about City of Lighthouse Point, FL's water
+Is City of Lighthouse Point, FL tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 10 contaminants measured in City of Lighthouse Point, 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 City of Lighthouse Point, FL tap water?
10 contaminants were measured in City of Lighthouse Point, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, and inorganic chemicals. 10 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 City of Lighthouse Point, 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 City of Lighthouse Point, 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.