City water profile

Water hardness in Delray Beach

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Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 2
Active health records: 1

Your tap water

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Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Delray Beach Public Water System

FL4500351 · Groundwater · 69,754 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0037 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

25% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025

Violation history (5)

Imported violation history for Delray Beach Public Water System
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025
E. COLI	Archived	Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Unaddressed	Mar 1, 2024
TTHM	Archived	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024

Sunshine Meadows

FL4504285 · Groundwater · 60 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023

TTHM

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 96.1525 UG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 0.08 UG/L

120191% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 1, 2021

Violation history (11)

Imported violation history for Sunshine Meadows
Rule	Status	Period
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Unaddressed	Apr 1, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Unaddressed	Apr 1, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
E. COLI	Archived	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
E. COLI	Archived	Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
TTHM	Archived	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 1, 2021
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Delray Beach has 4 published ZIP profiles across Palm Beach County. The regional-evidence median is 284 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 284–287.5 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label. At least one estimate is marked low confidence, so observation distance and date deserve extra attention.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard4 ZIPs

4 of 4 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 2.1 miles
Profiles with evidence: 4/4

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 4

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Delray Beach

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.