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Florida Water Quality: 180 Cities Ranked by the Records

Water quality across 180 cities in Florida, drawn from EPA drinking-water records. Each city page shows the measured contaminants and a reproducible Purity Score.

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What Florida's records show

Counts of cities whose serving system reported each result. There is no statewide score: PurityMap does not average local records into a statewide safety verdict. 11 cities have a past health-based violation on record.

PFAS above a 2024 limit

MCL

91of 180 cities

Cities whose system reported a PFAS above its federal limit.

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Nitrate above the MCL

MCL

0of 180 cities

Cities whose system reported nitrate above 10 mg/L.

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Hard or very hard

No federal limit

2of 180 cities

Above 120 mg/L as CaCO₃ (7 gpg) on the USGS scale, of 2 cities with a hardness value.

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City rankings

Florida cities ranked by the records

Highest first. A summary of each serving system’s record, not a safety verdict.

  1. 1
    Sarasota Special Util DistSARASOTA CO SPECIAL UTIL DIST · FL6581591
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  2. 2
    Indian River County (2 Wtps)INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · FL3314052
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  3. 3
    BradentonBRADENTON CITY OF · FL6410182
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  4. 4
    Clermont East (2 Wps)CLERMONT EAST WATER SYSTEM (2 WPS) · FL3354779
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  5. 5
    VeniceVENICE WATER DEPT CITY OF · FL6581901
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  6. 6
    South SumterSOUTH SUMTER UTILITIES · FL3600009
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  7. 7
    Seminole County NortheastSEMINOLE COUNTY NORTHEAST · FL3590473
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  8. 8
    MascotteMASCOTTE WATER DEPARTMENT · FL3350812
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  9. 9
    Clermont City (2 Wps)CLERMONT, CITY OF (2 WPS) · FL3350215
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  10. 10
    Pinellas CountyPINELLAS COUNTY UTILITIES · FL6521405
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180 cities, highest Purity Score first

  1. 1Sarasota Special Util Dist
    SARASOTA CO SPECIAL UTIL DIST · PWSID FL6581591 · Purity Score 100/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    PFAS detected, none above a limit; lead 0.5 µg/LDetected
  2. 2Indian River County (2 Wtps)
    INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · PWSID FL3314052 · Purity Score 100/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    No PFAS detected; lead 0.3 µg/LDetected
  3. 3Bradenton
    BRADENTON CITY OF · PWSID FL6410182 · Purity Score 100/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    PFAS detected, none above a limit; lead 0.2 µg/LDetected
  4. 4Clermont East (2 Wps)
    CLERMONT EAST WATER SYSTEM (2 WPS) · PWSID FL3354779 · Purity Score 100/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    PFAS detected, none above a limitDetected
  5. 5Venice
    VENICE WATER DEPT CITY OF · PWSID FL6581901 · Purity Score 100/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    No PFAS detected; lead 0.3 µg/LDetected
  6. 6South Sumter
    SOUTH SUMTER UTILITIES · PWSID FL3600009 · Purity Score 100/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    No PFAS detectedNot detected
  7. 7Seminole County Northeast
    SEMINOLE COUNTY NORTHEAST · PWSID FL3590473 · Purity Score 100/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    No PFAS detectedNot detected
  8. 8Mascotte
    MASCOTTE WATER DEPARTMENT · PWSID FL3350812 · Purity Score 100/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    No PFAS detectedNot detected
  9. 9Clermont City (2 Wps)
    CLERMONT, CITY OF (2 WPS) · PWSID FL3350215 · Purity Score 100/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    No PFAS detectedNot detected
  10. 10Pinellas County
    PINELLAS COUNTY UTILITIES · PWSID FL6521405 · Purity Score 99/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    No PFAS detected; lead 0.8 µg/LDetected
  11. 11Ocud/Eastern (2 Wp)
    OCUD/EASTERN WATER SYSTEM (2 WP) · PWSID FL3484132 · Purity Score 99/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    No PFAS detected; lead 0.9 µg/LDetected
  12. 12Hcwrc/Northwest
    HCWRC/NORTHWEST UTILITIES · PWSID FL6290388 · Purity Score 99/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
    PFAS detected, none above a limit; lead 0.8 µg/LDetected
Showing 12 of 180.

Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no state 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. See how Florida compares with other states.

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How does Florida tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 180 cities in Florida 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 Sarasota Special Util Dist's main water system: SARASOTA CO SPECIAL UTIL DIST · PWSID FL6581591 · 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 Florida cities have PFAS above the federal limit?

91 cities of 180 had at least one regulated PFAS (PFOA, PFOS or PFHxS) measured above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including North Miami (PFOS 45 ng/L), Ocala City (2 Wtps) (PFOS 39 ng/L), Palm Springs (PFOS 39 ng/L). PFAS were detected at any level in 112.

Is there lead in Florida tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 162 of 180 Florida 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 Florida water systems had drinking-water violations?

11 cities in Florida have 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.

Does Florida have hard water?

Hardness is published in utility water-quality reports for 2 Florida cities on record; the hardest is Tampa at 12.3 grains per gallon. Hardness affects scale and appliances; it is not a health finding.

Limits, sources and corrections

A statewide page cannot tell you what reaches a specific address. Water quality varies by supplier, sampling period and household plumbing; open a city report for the evidence behind a local result.

Sources: EPA UCMR 5 (PFAS, 2024), SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule 90th-percentile results and health-based violations, and utility Consumer Confidence Reports where on file. Every city report links its dated source records.

Updated 2026-09-16. How PurityMap analyzes water data · Report an error