CITY OF MARGATE
PWS ID: FL4060845 · MARGATE, Florida 33063
PFAS Detected
9 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
62,254
Total Violations
53
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 16,873
- County
- Broward
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 40
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 16 | 2025 |
| E. COLI | MR | 14 | 2025 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 3 | 1998 |
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 1 | 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 1 | 2022 |
| TTHM | MR | 1 | 2021 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1984 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 16 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxS | 8/20/2024 | 0.0072 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/20/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/20/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/20/2024 | 0.0087 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/20/2024 | 0.0065 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 8/20/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/20/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/20/2024 | 0.0047 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBS | 8/20/2024 | 0.0049 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 8/20/2024 | 0.0277 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/20/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/20/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/20/2024 | 0.0126 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/20/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/20/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/20/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/20/2024 | 0.0118 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBA | 8/20/2024 | 0.0085 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/20/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/26/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/26/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/26/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/26/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 12/21/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 12/21/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 12/21/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 12/21/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 12/21/2023 | 0.0047 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 12/21/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 12/21/2023 | 0.0048 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBA | 12/21/2023 | 0.0063 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 12/21/2023 | 0.0222 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 12/21/2023 | 0.0054 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 12/21/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 12/21/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 12/21/2023 | 0.0051 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 12/21/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 12/21/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 12/21/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 12/21/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 12/21/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 12/21/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 12/21/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.