City of Fort Lauderdale Water Quality (Florida) – 2025 Report Results

We read 12 results from City of Fort Lauderdale’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 3 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 182,245 people · Water system ID FL4060486 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)

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Results from the 2025 report

Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.

Contaminant	Result	Health goal	Legal limit	What it means
Arsenichighest measured · range 0.5 to 1 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 4	1 ppb	0.004 ppb	10 ppb	Above the health goal250x the health goal
Lead90th percentile of 55 homes tested, 1 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Customer taps (55 sites) · 2025 report, page 4	4.85 ppb	0.2 ppb	15 ppb (action level)	Above the health goal24x the health goal
Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · range 0.63 to 0.76 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 4	0.76 pCi/L	0 pCi/L	5 pCi/L	Above the health goalThe health goal is zero
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.00065 to 0.0037 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 4	0.0037 ppm	2 ppm	2 ppm	Below the health goal
Chloraminehighest running annual average · range 1.9 to 2.8 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 4	2.3 ppm	None set	4 ppm	Below the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of 55 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Customer taps (55 sites) · 2025 report, page 4	0.14 ppm	0.3 ppm	1.3 ppm (action level)	Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 12.3 to 34 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 4	25.3 ppb	None set	60 ppb	Below the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 12.9 to 59.1 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 4	39.7 ppb	None set	80 ppb	Below the legal limit
Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.61 to 0.7 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 4	0.7 ppm	1 ppm	4 ppm	Below the health goal
Mercuryhighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 4	0.31 ppb	1.2 ppb	2 ppb	Below the health goal
Nitrite (as N)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Entry points · 2025 report, page 4	0.02 ppm	1 ppm	1 ppm	Below the health goal
Sodiumhighest measured · range 22.8 to 28.2 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Entry points · 2025 report, page 4	28.2 ppm	None set	None	No health limit

Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in City of Fort Lauderdale’s water between May 2023 and Nov 2023. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

PFOA4.9 pptFound in 1 of 3 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
PFOS16 pptFound in 1 of 3 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
PFHxS3.2 pptFound in 1 of 3 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
PFBS6 pptFound in 1 of 3 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one

Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.

What you can do

Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.