City water profile

Water hardness in West Palm Beach

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison: 2 PPM above
Evidence comparison rank: #7 of 19
Matched utilities: 3
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

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.

Palm Beach County Water Utilities

FL4504393 · Groundwater · 671,114 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: 0.0014 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for Palm Beach County Water Utilities
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 28, 2024
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 18, 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 18, 2023

West Palm Beach Wtp

FL4501559 · Surface water · 132,000 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 (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: 0.003 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

20% of the listed benchmark

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

TTHM

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 117.225 UG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 0.08 UG/L

146531% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022

Violation history (8)

Imported violation history for West Palm Beach Wtp
Rule	Status	Period
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 5, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Archived	Mar 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Unaddressed	Dec 1, 2023
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Feb 21, 2022
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
E. COLI	Unaddressed	Sep 1, 2011

Palm Beach County System 11

FL4505005 · Groundwater · 31,789 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 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for Palm Beach County System 11
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2011

City summary

What the indexed records say

West Palm Beach has 6 published ZIP profiles across Palm Beach County. The regional-evidence median is 284 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 284 PPM versus 282 PPM statewide.

Among the 19 Floridacities meeting the comparison standard, West Palm Beach ranks #7from highest to lowest. Across all 603 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 135to 816.5 PPM.

The 284–290.5 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard6 ZIPs

6 of 6 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 4.3 miles
Profiles with evidence: 6/6

Confidence labels

High: 6Moderate: 0Low: 0

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 West Palm 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.