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Broward County, Florida

Water Systems
55
Population Served
1,905,863
Total Violations
4,156
414 health-based
PFAS Detected
23
of 31 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
75.6
Avg Violations per System
10.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (91%)

PFAS Contamination

31
Systems Tested
23
PFAS Detected
74.2%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Broward Florida water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Pembroke Pines, City Of 187,459 131 Detected
Fort Lauderdale, City Of 185,163 144 Detected
Hollywood, City Of 147,566 77 Detected
Miramar (East ; West) Plants 127,700 90 Clean
City of Pompano 99,400 51 Detected
Plantation, East ; Central 85,496 50 Clean
Sunrise Springtree 79,550 54 Detected
Bcwws 1A 75,305 47 Detected
Sunrise Sawgrass 72,400 50 Clean
Coral Springs, City Of 65,000 43 Detected
Tamarac (West), City Of 63,793 80 Detected
City of Margate 62,254 53 Detected
Deerfield Beach, City Of 62,000 55 Detected
Lauderhill, City Of 55,000 83 Detected
Bcwws 2A 54,622 37 Detected
Coconut Creek, City Of 54,000 46 Detected
City of Weston (Indian Trace) 52,300 36 Clean
Coral Springs Improvement Dist 40,000 140 Clean
Hallandale Beach, City Of 40,000 67 Detected
Oakland Park City Of 38,905 52 Clean
North Springs Improvement District 37,371 77 Clean
North Lauderdale, City Of 35,709 73 Detected
Cooper City 33,752 64 Clean
Bcwws 3B/C 32,650 31 Detected
Dania Beach, City Of 30,000 139 Detected
Davie, Town of, #3 ; #5 26,000 66 Clean
Bcwws 3A 16,046 34 Detected
Wilton Manors, City Of 12,531 38 Detected
Sunrise Southwest 10,750 74 Detected
Royal Waterworks, Inc 4,481 123 Detected
Fern Crest Utilities, Inc. 3,750 138 -
Broward Co Port Everglades Dpt 3,000 40 -
Parkland Utilities Inc 2,590 54 -
Tamarac (East), City Of 2,582 22 Detected
Hillsboro Beach, Town Of 2,000 67 -
Colonies of Margate 1,400 8 -
Davie (Hacienda Village) 1,000 31 -
Sawgrass Recreation Park 400 33 -
Segadores de Vida 363 81 -
Community Worship Center 350 36 -
Dairy Queen 250 13 -
Iglesia Mision Vida 250 134 -
Christ Covenant Church 125 47 -
Fern Crest East 115 105 -
Seminole Truck Stop 100 59 -
Iglesia Bautista West Broward 70 255 -
Camp Lingua 60 8 -
I-75 Rest Area 50 39 -
Weston Spanish Congregation of Jehovah's 50 59 -
Everglades Holiday Park 30 541 -

Other Counties in Florida

Miami-Dade County
167 systems · 3,325,406 served · 3,677 violations
Hillsborough County
724 systems · 1,701,663 served · 27,775 violations
Orange County
114 systems · 1,615,975 served · 5,841 violations
Palm Beach County
71 systems · 1,538,245 served · 3,569 violations
Pinellas County
13 systems · 1,147,926 served · 410 violations
Duval County
93 systems · 938,751 served · 3,651 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Broward County? ▼
Broward County has 4,156 total drinking water violations across 55 water systems, of which 414 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Broward County systems? ▼
Water systems in Broward County serve approximately 1,905,863 people through 55 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Broward County water? ▼
Of 31 water systems tested for PFAS in Broward County, 23 had PFAS detected (74.2% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Broward County? ▼
Water systems in Broward County use GW (50 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 10.0% of Broward County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.