Is Highland Beach Water Plant Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Palm Beach

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-03-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-03-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-10-01 → 2002-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-10-01 → 2002-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-12-31

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Lead	0.0035 mg/L 23% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	24/24	LCR	2024
TTHM	7.8 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 8.8 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.905 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Copper	17.9 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	35 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Selenium	0.6000 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2014–2017

93 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DALE SUGARMAN,TOWN MANAGER
Phone: 561-278-4548

Frequently asked questions about Highland Beach Water Plant

Is Highland Beach Water Plant tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 7 contaminants in Highland Beach Water Plant's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Highland Beach Water Plant's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Copper, Fluoride, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Highland Beach Water Plant serve?

Highland Beach Water Plant reports serving 4,287 people in Florida, per its EPA record.

Has Highland Beach Water Plant had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 18 violations on file for Highland Beach Water Plant, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.