Updated 2026-10-15
County water report

Indian River County Water Quality

Indian River County, Florida: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

Across the county's systems

Highest result for each contaminant

One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)VERO BEACH, CITY OF4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA9.9 ng/L
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)VERO BEACH, CITY OF10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA5.5 ng/L
Lead (90th percentile)VERO BEACH, CITY OF15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA5 µg/L
28 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow

Tested in this system: VERO BEACH, CITY OF

  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • Lithium
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
1 city

Cities ranked by the records

Showing 1 of 1 cities · scores are system-level, not tap tests

Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.

PFAS in Indian River County1 of 1 city report had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit
  1. Vero Beach9.9 ng/L
4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in Florida
Lead

0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level

Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.

Lead in Florida
Who supplies the county

Largest water systems

  1. Vero BeachVERO BEACH, CITY OF · FL3310206
    37,308 served
Questions

Frequently asked

How does Indian River County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 1 city in Indian River County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Vero Beach's main water system: VERO BEACH, CITY OF · PWSID FL3310206 · Purity Score 50 (Poor) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.

How many Indian River County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?

1 of 1 Indian River County city report had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Vero Beach (PFOS 9.9 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 1.

Is there lead in Indian River County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Indian River County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.

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