We read 13 results from City of Melbourne’s 2025 water quality report. 1 result over a legal limit and 2 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 167,753 people · Water system ID FL3051447 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. colias reported · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 5 | 2 positive samples | 0 positive samples | 0 positive samples | Over the legal limitThe legal limit is zero |
| Bromatehighest running annual average · range ND to 2.7 · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 6 | 1.3 ppb | 0.1 ppb | 10 ppb | Above the health goal13x the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 7 | 1.2 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal6x the health goal |
| Bariumhighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Entry point · 2025 report, page 6 | 0.02 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chloraminehighest running annual average · range 0.01 to 5.4 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 6 | 3.1 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 7 | 0.08 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 4.8 to 19.9 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 7 | 13.9 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 9.9 to 31.6 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 7 | 22.3 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluoridehighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Entry point · 2025 report, page 6 | 0.13 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Nitrate (as N)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Entry point · 2025 report, page 6 | 0.14 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 6 | 0.6 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal limit |
| Nickelhighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Entry point · 2025 report, page 6 | 4.8 ppb | None set | None | No health limit |
| Sodiumhighest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Entry point · 2025 report, page 6 | 104 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 Melbourne’s water between May 2023 and Jan 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- PFBS4 pptFound in 3 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.
Bacteria and viruses
Found: E. coli
What removes it: UV purification (and tell your utility).
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
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