Is there PFAS in City of Vero Beach water?

Yes. EPA's final UCMR 5 results show City of Vero Beach averaged 8.4 ppt of PFOS at its worst sampling point, 2.1 times the EPA limit of 4 ppt.

City of Vero Beach is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Vero Beach, Florida, serving about 37,308 people. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 2 times across 1 sampling point between Dec 2023 and Jun 2024.

Every PFAS detected

Not detected: PFEESA, NFDHA, PFPeS, PFHpS, PFTA, PFTrDA, NEtFOSAA, NMeFOSAA, PFBS, ADONA, 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFMBA, PFHpA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFNA, PFOA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFBA, PFUnA, PFPeA, HFPO-DA, 4:2 FTS, PFMPA, 8:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, PFHxA.

Lithium, tested in the same program: not detected.

What the EPA limits mean here

In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.

Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.

What you can do at home

Two routes work for PFAS. For drinking and cooking water only, a reverse osmosis system certified to NSF/ANSI 58 with a PFOA/PFOS reduction claim is the cheapest proven option. To treat every tap and shower, a whole-house carbon system with enough contact time works, but check that the maker has PFAS test data, not just a marketing claim. See the best filters for PFAS and how PFAS removal works.

Other systems in Florida

• North Springs Improvement District none detected
• Sanlando (3 Wtps) none detected
• Englewood Water Dist none detected
• City of Punta Gorda 4 PFAS detected
• City of Oakland Park above an EPA limit
• City of North Lauderdale above an EPA limit

All 409 tested systems in Florida

ZIP codes served

32960 32963 32966

As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.

Cite this page

Well & Tap. "PFAS in City of Vero Beach water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID FL3310206. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/florida/city-of-vero-beach/

About this data

Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID FL3310206). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.