Updated 2026-10-15

County water report

Okeechobee County Water Quality

Name: Okeechobee County Water Quality Data (2026)
Creator: PurityMap
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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

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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.

Lead (90th percentile)OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA5.4 µg/L

OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY5.4 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA3 ng/L

OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY3 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-01 to 2023-10-16

Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA5 ng/L

OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY5 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-01 to 2023-10-16

Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE6.5 ng/L

OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY6.5 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-01 to 2023-10-16

Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITYNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency11 ng/L

OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY11 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-01 to 2023-10-16

Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITYNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency3.7 ng/L

OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY3.7 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-01 to 2023-10-16

Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITYNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency7.8 ng/L

OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY7.8 ng/LSample date: 2023-03-01 to 2023-10-16

24 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow

Tested in this system: OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY

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)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)

1 city

Cities ranked by the records

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OkeechobeeOKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY
PFAS detected, within limitLead below action level
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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 Okeechobee CountyPFAS detected in 1 of 1 city; none had a sample above a 2024 EPA limit

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

OkeechobeeOKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY · FL4470257
20,000 served

Questions

Frequently asked

How does Okeechobee County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 1 city in Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee's main water system: OKEECHOBEE UTILITY AUTHORITY · PWSID FL4470257 · Purity Score 87 (Good) · 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 Okeechobee County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?

None of the 1 Okeechobee County city report 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 Okeechobee County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Okeechobee 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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