Florida Water Quality Records

Florida DEP

Use the year and exact identifier

Open DEP’s Basic Facility Report page and select Basic Facility Data for 2023. In the Facility Report sheet, the PWSID field is column E and Mailing name is column J.

The reviewed Tallahassee example appears at row 215: PWSID 1370655 and Mailing name TALLAHASSEE, CITY OF. The field is a mailing name, so compare it with the provider and report identity instead of assuming it is an address-service result.

1. Open the workbook labeled Basic Facility Data for 2023 from DEP’s report page.
2. In the Facility Report sheet, find the complete seven-digit PWSID 1370655 in the PWSID column.
3. Compare the Mailing name with the utility’s annual report. Confirm the provider for your address using a bill or direct contact, and ask for current details if needed.

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Other selected records

Compare the same fields for Tampa and Fort Lauderdale

The reviewed workbook contains PWSID 6290327 with Mailing name CITY OF TAMPA WATER DEPARTMENT and PWSID 4060486 with Mailing name FORT LAUDERDALE, CITY OF.

DEP’s database guidance was last modified in 2022 and describes an annual update process; that statement does not make the linked 2023 workbook current. If a workbook or report is difficult to open, contact DEP or the utility with the PWSID and the file or report year.

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Private wells

Start with the county health department or a certified lab

Florida’s Department of Health recommends at least annual testing for bacteria and nitrate in private wells. Its guidance directs residents to county health departments for sampling instructions, interpretation, and additional tests based on location and land use.

State-certified private laboratories are another testing route. Ask about the appropriate sample containers, collection method, tests, and current fees before collecting water. A public-system annual report does not test a private well.

Read Florida private-well testing guidance →

Find a Florida-certified laboratory →

Lead service lines

Separate pipe records from tap-sampling results

Florida DEP provides service-line inventory guidance and resources. Fort Lauderdale’s 2025 report points to its local inventory and separately describes residential lead and copper sampling.

Ask the provider to confirm the line serving your property and explain unknown materials, testing options, or replacement assistance. An inventory does not supply a tap result, and planned sampling is not a completed result.

Read Florida’s service-line inventory resources →

Visit Fort Lauderdale’s report resources →

Reports and PFAS

Use the report archive and the named sample period

DEP’s public-information resources link consumer confidence report guidance. The selected utility archives provide a direct route to their annual reports; ask the utility for the title and monitoring year or an accessible copy when needed.

Tallahassee’s report includes a separate PFAS discussion and directs readers to the city’s PFAS information. Read the named compounds, sample periods, and table definitions before comparing that discussion with other monitoring results.

Read Florida DEP’s public drinking-water resources →

Open Tallahassee’s annual-report archive →

Current notices

Follow the provider’s instruction for the affected area

Use the utility’s current dated notice and confirm whether your address is included. An annual report describes a past reporting period, and a previously lifted notice does not establish today’s advisory status.

Fort Lauderdale’s utility resources link AlertFTL alongside its report information. Check what an alert subscription covers and keep the provider’s public notice and contact route available.

Visit Fort Lauderdale’s utility report resources →

Inventory dates

Does finding my PWSID mean the workbook is current?

It confirms that the identifier appears in the reviewed 2023 workbook. It does not update the workbook’s year or establish current service, population, or compliance. Compare it with the utility’s report and confirm current details with the provider.

Sample dates

Why does Fort Lauderdale show an older fluoride sample?

The table dates the fluoride result to April 2023. A separate narrative says the city stopped fluoride addition before July 2025. Preserve both dates; the older result does not measure the effect of the later change.

Water sources

Do Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale use the same aquifer?

Their selected reports identify different aquifers: the Floridan Aquifer for Tallahassee and the Biscayne Aquifer for Fort Lauderdale. These system-level descriptions do not establish conditions at an individual tap.

Lead results

Is an individual-site exceedance the same as the system field?

No. Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale present site counts separately from the 90th-percentile result and action-level field. Read the table definitions and sampling period together; a system summary does not replace testing at a particular tap.