Manatee County Water Quality: 2 Cities Ranked by the Records
Manatee County, Florida: 2 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
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.
LithiumDetected in 1 system of 2 tested10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest12.4 µg/L
- BRADENTON CITY OF12.4 µg/LSample date: 2023-03-14 to 2023-12-19
- CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.Not detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-03-26 to 2024-12-16
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 2 systems15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest1.8 µg/L
- CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.1.8 µg/LMonitoring period: 2024–2024
- BRADENTON CITY OF0.2 µg/LMonitoring period: 2025–2025
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)Detected in 1 system of 2 tested2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest5.2 ng/L
- BRADENTON CITY OF5.2 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-14 to 2024-02-05
- CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.Not detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-03-26 to 2024-12-16
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)Detected in 1 system of 2 tested400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLEHighest6.5 ng/L
- BRADENTON CITY OF6.5 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-14 to 2024-02-05
- CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.Not detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-03-26 to 2024-12-16
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)Detected in 1 system of 2 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest8.5 ng/L
- BRADENTON CITY OF8.5 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-14 to 2024-02-05
- CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.Not detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-03-26 to 2024-12-16
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)Detected in 1 system of 2 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest8.5 ng/L
- BRADENTON CITY OF8.5 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-14 to 2024-02-05
- CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.Not detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-03-26 to 2024-12-16
25 PFAS tested, none detected in any systemShow
Tested in these 2 systems: BRADENTON CITY OF, CITY OF PALMETTO WATER DEPT.
- 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)
- 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)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
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.
0of 2 cities 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 FloridaLargest water systems
Frequently asked
How does Manatee County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 2 cities in Manatee 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 Bradenton's main water system: BRADENTON CITY OF · PWSID FL6410182 · Purity Score 100 (Excellent) · 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 Manatee County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
None of the 2 Manatee County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 1.
Is there lead in Manatee County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 2 of 2 Manatee 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.
Have Manatee County water systems had drinking-water violations?
1 city in Manatee County has a health-based violation in the federal SDWIS record within about the last ten years. Each city report lists the contaminant, year and whether it was resolved.
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