We read 21 results from City of Homestead’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 7 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 80,000 people · Water system ID FL4130645 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross alpha (radioactivity)highest measured · range 2.1 to 2.2 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Wells · 2025 report, page 4 | 2.2 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Gross beta (radioactivity)highest measured · range 5 to 6.7 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Wells · 2025 report, page 4 | 6.7 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 50 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 5 | 2.54 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal13x the health goal |
| PFOA (a PFAS)average · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 1.1 ppt | 0.007 ppt | 4 ppt from 2029 | Above the health goal157x the health goal |
| PFOS (a PFAS)average · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 22.9 ppt | 1 ppt | 4 ppt from 2029 | Above the federal limit that takes effect in 20295.7x the 4 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029Not a violation yet: EPA's 4 ppt limit is final, but water systems don't have to meet it until 2029. |
| Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · range 0.6 to 0.8 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Wells · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.8 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Uraniumhighest measured · range 1.15 to 1.9 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Wells · 2025 report, page 4 | 1.9 ppb | 0.6 ppb | 30 ppb | Above the health goal3.2x the health goal |
| Bariumhighest measured · range 0.01 to 0.01 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.01 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chlorinehighest running annual average · range 1.2 to 1.8 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 4 | 1.63 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.06 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Dalapon (herbicide)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.29 ppb | 200 ppb | 200 ppb | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 0.29 to 22 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 5 | 19.5 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 7.3 to 47 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 5 | 39.5 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.13 to 0.71 · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.71 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| GenX (HFPO-DA, a PFAS)average · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.75 ppt | None set | 10 ppt from 2029 | Below the legal limit |
| Manganesehighest measured · range 0.0003 to 0.001 · listed as a violation in the report · printed as 1 ppb · sampled 2023 · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.001 ppm | — | 0.05 ppm guideline | Within the guideline |
| Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range 1.84 to 2.84 · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 4 | 2.84 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| PFHxS (a PFAS)average · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 1.65 ppt | None set | 10 ppt from 2029 | Below the legal limit |
| PFNA (a PFAS)average · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.72 ppt | None set | 10 ppt from 2029 | Below the legal limit |
| PFBS (a PFAS)average · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 5 | 8.6 ppt | None set | None | No health limit |
| Sodiumhighest measured · range 25.9 to 29.6 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2023 · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 4 | 29.6 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 Homestead’s water between Mar 2025 and Sep 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- PFOS26 pptFound in 4 of 4 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
- PFBS9.7 pptFound in 4 of 4 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.
Radium and uranium
Found: Gross alpha (radioactivity), Gross beta (radioactivity), Radium (combined 226 + 228), Uranium
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
Found: PFOA (a PFAS), PFOS (a PFAS), PFOS (EPA testing)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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