PFAS ("forever chemicals") · 2023
PFAS in Miami Dade, FL tap water
Miami Dade, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFAS at or above the federal limit (1 MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Main System | 1.1–1.3 | 1 MCL |
Reported level Sistema de Suministro de Agua de South Dade | 0.4–0.5 | 1 MCL |
Reported level South Dade Water Supply System | 0.4–0.5 | 1 MCL |
Reported level Sistema Principal | 1.1–1.3 | 1 MCL |
Verbatim from Miami Dade, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
How Miami Dade, FL compares
4 of the 24 systems measuring PFAS on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting PFAS:
People also ask
+Is there PFAS in Miami Dade, FL tap water?
Yes — Miami Dade, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report lists PFAS at 1.1–1.3. Miami Dade, FL's 2023 Consumer Confidence Report shows PFAS at or above the federal limit (1 MCL). Measured value is 1.3× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for PFAS in drinking water?
The federal MCL for PFAS is 1 . The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+Which other U.S. cities have PFAS over the federal limit?
4 of the 24 systems on The Water Map measuring PFAS report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Chula Vista Sweetwater, CA, City of Hialeah, FL, City of Homestead, FL.
+Where does this PFAS measurement come from?
This page reproduces the PFAS entry from the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Miami Dade, FL water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/fl/miami-dade/2023/source.