What was found in Sunrise's water
The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.
| Contaminant | Level vs EPA limit | Suppliers | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride | 740 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Nitrate | 240 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2019 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| TTHM | 73.95 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2019 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Nitrite | 41.8 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2019 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 39.56 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2019 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Endothall | 4.3 µg/L 4.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Glyphosate | 4.2 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Barium | 4.03 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Copper | 1.3 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Highest in the city: SUNRISE SAWGRASS · 72,400 people · 2018 | 1/2 | SYR4 |
| Arsenic | 1.18 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Combined Uranium | 1.13352 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Dalapon | 0.8900 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Selenium | 0.7000 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Oxamyl | 0.5500 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate | 0.4900 µg/L 8.2% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 0.4500 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Dichloromethane | 0.4500 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Benzene | 0.4100 µg/L 8.2% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate | 0.3700 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018
Highest in the city: 0.3800 µg/L — SUNRISE SAWGRASS · 72,400 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Toxaphene | 0.3800 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 0.3700 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 0.3600 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 0.3500 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 0.3500 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.3500 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0.3400 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Trichloroethylene | 0.3300 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Carbofuran | 0.3200 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 40 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 0.3100 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Diquat | 0.3000 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 20 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Xylenes, Total | 0.3000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Chlorobenzene | 0.2985 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Toluene | 0.2800 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| P-Dichlorobenzene | 0.2400 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| O-Dichlorobenzene | 0.2200 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 600 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Ethylbenzene | 0.2100 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 0.2000 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | 0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| 2,4,5-TP | 0.1600 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Dinoseb | 0.1600 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Vinyl Chloride | 0.1600 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Styrene | 0.1200 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Atrazine | 0.1000 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Lasso | 0.0970 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Picloram | 0.0940 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 500 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| 2,4-D | 0.0810 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Simazine | 0.0710 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 0.0610 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Methoxychlor | 0.0380 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 40 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Chlordane | 0.0320 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | 0.0320 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 0.5000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Pentachlorophenol | 0.0300 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0.0220 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Benzo(A)Pyrene | 0.0130 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| PFOS | 0.0110 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2024 | 1/2 | UCMR-5 |
| Heptachlor | 0.0074 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 0.4000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Pfba | 0.0067 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2024 | 1/2 | UCMR-5 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | 0.0064 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Pfpea | 0.0059 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2024 | 1/2 | UCMR-5 |
| PFOA | 0.0049 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2024 | 1/2 | UCMR-5 |
| Ethylene Dibromide | 0.0046 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 0.0500 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Pfhxa | 0.0046 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2024 | 1/2 | UCMR-5 |
| Bhc-Gamma | 0.0042 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| Heptachlor Epoxide | 0.0042 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
| PFBS | 0.0034 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2024 | 1/2 | UCMR-5 |
| Lead | 0.0013 mg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2023
Highest in the city: 0.0031 mg/L — SUNRISE SAWGRASS · 72,400 people · 2023 | 2/2 | LCR |
| Endrin | 0.0021 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Main supplier: SUNRISE SPRINGTREE · 79,550 people · 2018 | 2/2 | SYR4 |
Water suppliers serving Sunrise
| Supplier | Population served |
|---|---|
| SUNRISE SPRINGTREE | 79,550 |
| SUNRISE SAWGRASS | 72,400 |
Frequently asked questions about Sunrise tap water
Is Sunrise tap water safe to drink?
EPA testing detected 67 contaminants in the water serving Sunrise. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.
How many water suppliers serve Sunrise?
2 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Sunrise, Florida to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.
What contaminants are in Sunrise's water?
The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Sunrise include Fluoride, Nitrate, TTHM, Nitrite, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.