Mdwasa - Main System water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · Florida · Affiliate disclosure

We read 14 results from Mdwasa - Main System’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 4 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 2,300,000 people · Water system ID FL4130871 · 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.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Arsenichighest measured · range 0.6 to 1 · Main System · 2025 report, page 81 ppb0.004 ppb10 ppbAbove the health goal250x the health goal
Lead90th percentile of 102 homes tested, 1 over the action level · Customer taps (102 homes) · 2025 report, page 83.2 ppb0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Above the health goal16x the health goal
Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · range ND to 1 · Main System · 2025 report, page 81 pCi/L0 pCi/L5 pCi/LAbove the health goalThe health goal is zero
Uraniumhighest measured · range ND to 1 · Main System · 2025 report, page 81 ppb0.6 ppb30 ppbAbove the health goal1.7x the health goal
Atrazinehighest measured · range ND to 0.02 · Main System · 2025 report, page 80.02 ppb0.15 ppb3 ppbBelow the health goal
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.004 to 0.006 · Main System · 2025 report, page 80.006 ppm2 ppm2 ppmBelow the health goal
Chloraminehighest running annual average · range ND to 4 · Main System distribution · 2025 report, page 82.5 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of 102 homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps (102 homes) · 2025 report, page 80.07 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 10 to 43 · Main System distribution · 2025 report, page 834 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 9 to 59 · Main System distribution · 2025 report, page 850 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.1 to 1 · Main System · 2025 report, page 81 ppm1 ppm4 ppmBelow the health goal
Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range 0.01 to 0.3 · Main System · 2025 report, page 80.3 ppm10 ppm10 ppmBelow the health goal
Nitrite (as N)highest measured · range ND to 0.02 · Main System · 2025 report, page 80.02 ppm1 ppm1 ppmBelow the health goal
Sodiumhighest measured · range 23 to 33 · Main System · 2025 report, page 833 ppmNone setNoneNo 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 Mdwasa - Main System’s water between Nov 2023 and May 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • PFOA14 pptFound in 6 of 8 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
  • PFOS33 pptFound in 6 of 8 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
  • PFHxS9.4 pptFound in 3 of 8 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
  • PFNA6.5 pptFound in 2 of 8 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
  • PFBS4.6 pptFound in 6 of 8 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.

Arsenic

Found: Arsenic

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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Lead

Found: Lead

What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.

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Radium and uranium

Found: Radium (combined 226 + 228), Uranium

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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PFAS ("forever chemicals")

Found: PFOA (EPA testing), PFOS (EPA testing)

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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