We read 12 results from City of Pembroke Pines’s 2024 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 2 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 187,459 people · Water system ID FL4061083 · Read the district’s 2024 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenicsingle sample · sampled 2023 · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.7 ppb | 0.004 ppb | 10 ppb | Above the health goal175x the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.6 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal3x the health goal |
| Antimonysingle sample · sampled 2023 · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.09 ppb | 1 ppb | 6 ppb | Below the health goal |
| Bariumsingle sample · sampled 2023 · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.003 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chloraminehighest running annual average · range 0.6 to 4.4 · Distribution system · 2024 report, page 4 | 3 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.01 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 14 to 28 · Distribution system · 2024 report, page 4 | 24 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 16 to 29 · Distribution system · 2024 report, page 4 | 28 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluorideaverage · range 0.1 to 0.9 · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.6 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Nitrate (as N)single sample · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.19 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Nitrite (as N)single sample · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 0.11 ppm | 1 ppm | 1 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Sodiumsingle sample · sampled 2023 · Treatment plant · 2024 report, page 4 | 16.4 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 Pembroke Pines’s water between Mar 2023 and Sep 2023. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- PFOA14.4 pptFound in 2 of 2 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
- PFOS34.7 pptFound in 2 of 2 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
- PFHxS9.1 pptFound in 2 of 2 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
- PFBS9.8 pptFound in 2 of 2 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.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
Found: PFOA (EPA testing), PFOS (EPA testing)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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