Is there PFAS in Seacoast Utilities Authority water?
No PFAS were detected in any of the 2 samples EPA's program collected.
Seacoast Utilities Authority is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, serving about 97,552 people, including West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 2 times across 1 sampling point between Jan 2024 and Jul 2024.
Every PFAS detected
None of the 29 PFAS were found at or above EPA's minimum reporting levels (2 to 20 ppt depending on the compound).
Not detected: PFHxS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFUnA, PFHxA, PFDA, PFPeS, ADONA, PFNA, PFDoA, PFHpA, PFBS, PFTA, PFTrDA, NEtFOSAA, NMeFOSAA, PFOS, PFEESA, PFOA, HFPO-DA, NFDHA, PFMBA, PFPeA, PFMPA, 8:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFHpS.
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
No PFAS action is needed on these results. If your water tastes or smells of chlorine, a whole-house city water filter is the usual fix.
Other systems in Florida
- City of Pompano Beach above an EPA limit
- City of Miami Beach above an EPA limit
- Jupiter Public Water System,town of none detected
- City of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant none detected
- Martin CO Utilities none detected
- City of North Miami above an EPA limit
All 409 tested systems in Florida
ZIP codes served
33403 33408 33410 33418
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 Seacoast Utilities Authority water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID FL4501124. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/florida/seacoast-utilities-authority/
About this data
Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID FL4501124). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.