Is PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES's water safe to drink?
PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 671,114, over 241,801 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES ranks 7,846th by violation burden (39th percentile) - 19 violations total, 1 health-based.
How PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES compares within FL
PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES's 1 health-based violations sit within the FL average of 4.5, across 482 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES is from 2024-01-05 (health-based: 2023-01-12). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Revised Total Coliform Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER UTILITIES reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 19 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.