TL;DR: Roughly 2 to 3 million Floridians drink from private wells, and no public utility tests that water for them. Iron stains, rotten-egg smell from hydrogen sulfide, hardness, bacteria, and PFAS are the five problems we see most often in homes across The Acreage, Loxahatchee, Jupiter Farms, Port St. Lucie, and Southwest Ranches. This guide […]
TL;DR: South Florida tap water is some of the hardest in the United States. Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, and West Palm Beach all draw from limestone aquifers that push hardness well into the “very hard” range on the USGS scale. This guide breaks down the 2026 numbers city by city, the five symptoms […]
TL;DR: Several South Florida cities exceed the EPA’s new PFAS limit of 4 parts per trillion in their tap water, with Hollywood, Miami-Dade, and Aventura measuring the highest concentrations. The contamination traces back to decades of firefighting foam use at Miami International and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airports. In May 2026 the EPA pushed the compliance […]
Most South Florida tap water meets federal safety rules in 2026, but quality varies sharply by city. NMB Water (Aventura, Sunny Isles) recorded a PFAS Hazard Index of 2.5 in 2024 testing, while Jupiter posted undetected PFAS after its 2009 reverse osmosis upgrade. Florida discontinued mandatory fluoride in May 2025. This 2026 report compares 14 […]
