Is Vero Beach, FL Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Vero Beach'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	720 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2017 Highest in the city: 761 µg/L — VERO BEACH, CITY OF · 37,308 people · 2017	2/2	SYR4
Nitrate	60 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 484 µg/L — VERO BEACH, CITY OF · 37,308 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
TTHM	79.76 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 81.52 µg/L — VERO BEACH, CITY OF · 37,308 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	10.7 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 59.34 µg/L — VERO BEACH, CITY OF · 37,308 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Nitrite	16 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Highest in the city: VERO BEACH, CITY OF · 37,308 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Barium	7.1 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Cyanide	5 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Copper	4.19 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Chromium	1.95 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2017	2/2	SYR4
Dichloromethane	0.7800 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Arsenic	0.7000 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Lead	0.7000 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Cadmium	0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
PFOS	0.0099 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: VERO BEACH, CITY OF · 37,308 people · 2024	1/2	UCMR-5
PFHXS	0.0055 µg/L No EPA limit set Highest in the city: VERO BEACH, CITY OF · 37,308 people · 2024	1/2	UCMR-5
Lead	0.00030 mg/L 2% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS) · 126,893 people · 2025 Highest in the city: 0.0050 mg/L — VERO BEACH, CITY OF · 37,308 people · 2024	2/2	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Vero Beach

Supplier	Population served
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY UTILITIES (2 WTPS)	126,893
VERO BEACH, CITY OF	37,308

Frequently asked questions about Vero Beach tap water

Is Vero Beach tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 16 contaminants in the water serving Vero Beach. 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 Vero Beach?

2 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Vero Beach, Florida to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Vero Beach's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Vero Beach include Fluoride, Nitrate, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Nitrite. 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.