Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Pompano Beach, FL tap water
10 contaminants were measured in the Pompano Beach, 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)
2 PFAS compounds above EPA limits in Pompano Beach, 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 (5.0×)above national p90 (19.900000000000006 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid)
● Over EPA limit (1.6×)below national p90 (13.649999999999999 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFHxS (Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)
● Below limitbelow national p90 (12.049999999999997 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFHxA
● Detected (no federal limit)2.1× the national p90 (12.190000000000003 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFBA
● Detected (no federal limit)above national p90 (18 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
6:2 FTS
● Detected (no federal limit)above national p90 (0.03898000000000001 µg/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFPeA
● Detected (no federal limit)above national p90 (15.95999999999999 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFBS
● Detected (no federal limit)below national p90 (13.909999999999979 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
PFHpA
● Detected (no federal limit)above national p90 (9.309999999999999 ng/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Pompano Beach, FL's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 25 sources.
Source
- WELL NO. · 20
- WELL · 4
- POMPANO BEACH WELL NO.
Treatment
- POMPANO
- POMPANO (MEMBRANE SOFTENING)
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
39 historically-detected contaminants in Pompano Beach, 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: 2019 | 0.0778 mg/L 97% | 0.08 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
HAA5 worst: 2019 | 0.0544 mg/L 91% | 0.06 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ARSENIC worst: 2018 | 0.0026 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '12'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2013 | 0.86 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
NITRITE worst: 2013 | 0.19 mg/L within | 1 mg/L | '13 |
TOXAPHENE worst: 2017 | 0.00057 mg/L within | 0.003 mg/L | '17 |
PCB TOTAL worst: 2017 | 0.000075 mg/L within | 0.0005 mg/L | '17 |
EDB worst: 2017 | 0.0000064 mg/L within | 0.00005 mg/L | '17 |
NITRATE worst: 2012 | 0.88 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
DEHP worst: 2017 | 0.00048 mg/L within | 0.006 mg/L | '17 |
BENZO A PYRENE worst: 2017 | 0.000012 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.0002 mg/L | '17 |
ENDOTHALL worst: 2017 | 0.0043 mg/L within | 0.1 mg/L | '17 |
HEPTACHLOR worst: 2018 | 0.000012 mg/L within | 0.0004 mg/L | '17'18 |
PENTACHLOROPHENOL worst: 2017 | 0.00003 mg/L within | 0.001 mg/L | '17 |
DBCP worst: 2017 | 0.0000054 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.0002 mg/L | '17 |
DINOSEB worst: 2017 | 0.00016 mg/L within | 0.007 mg/L | '17 |
CYANIDE worst: 2013 | 0.0045 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.2 mg/L | '13 |
CHLORDANE worst: 2017 | 0.000044 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.002 mg/L | '17 |
ATRAZINE worst: 2017 | 0.000059 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.003 mg/L | '17 |
HEXACHLOROBENZENE worst: 2017 | 0.000018 mg/L within | 0.001 mg/L | '17 |
ALACHLOR worst: 2017 | 0.000033 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.002 mg/L | '17 |
SIMAZINE worst: 2017 | 0.000065 mg/L within | 0.004 mg/L | '17'19 |
DIQUAT worst: 2017 | 0.0003 mg/L within | 0.02 mg/L | '17 |
LINDANE worst: 2017 | 0.0000028 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.0002 mg/L | '17 |
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE worst: 2017 | 0.0000028 mg/L within | 0.0002 mg/L | '17 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2012 | 0.0012 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '12'17 |
CARBOFURAN worst: 2017 | 0.00032 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.04 mg/L | '17 |
GLYPHOSATE worst: 2017 | 0.0042 mg/L within | 0.7 mg/L | '17 |
BARIUM worst: 2017 | 0.0098 mg/L within below national p90 | 2 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ENDRIN worst: 2017 | 0.0000066 mg/L within | 0.002 mg/L | '17 |
OXAMYL worst: 2017 | 0.00055 mg/L within | 0.2 mg/L | '17 |
METHOXYCHLOR worst: 2017 | 0.000048 mg/L within | 0.04 mg/L | '17 |
TWOFOURD worst: 2017 | 0.000081 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.07 mg/L | '17 |
DEHA worst: 2017 | 0.00036 mg/L within | 0.4 mg/L | '17 |
HEXACHLOROCYCLOPENTADIENE worst: 2017 | 0.00003 mg/L within | 0.05 mg/L | '17 |
PICLORAM worst: 2017 | 0.000094 mg/L within | 0.5 mg/L | '17 |
DALAPON worst: 2018 | 0.002 ug/L within below national p90 | 200 ug/L | '17'18'19 |
SILVEX worst: 2017 | 0.00016 mg/L below national p90 | — | '17 |
COPPER worst: 2012 | 0.001 mg/L below national p90 | — | '12'16'17'19 |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SodiumA naturally occurring salt component. | 26.7 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. | 1.1 ug/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0 ug/LMCLG | Detected — no federal 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 Pompano Beach, FL's water
+Is Pompano Beach, FL tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 10 contaminants measured in Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach, FL tap water?
10 contaminants were measured in Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach, 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 Pompano Beach, 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.