Indian River County
Water purification in Sebastian
Indian River County averages 7.6 detected contaminants above EWG health guidelines — 11th of 67 Florida counties and the highest average anywhere in our service area outside Miami-Dade and Broward. Sebastian homes sit squarely inside that picture.
What testing found in Sebastian
Largest utility
Indian River County Utilities
serves 126,893 people
6 of 10
detected contaminants exceed EWG health guidelines
- 7.6
- County average above guideline
- 3
- Water systems in county
- 13
- Worst single system in county
Indian River County ranks #11 of 67 Florida counties for contaminants above EWG guidelines — 2.8 above the statewide median of 4.8.
Reported water systems in Indian River County
| System | Serves | Above guideline |
|---|---|---|
| Indian River County UtilitiesVero Beach | 126,893 | 6 / 10 |
| City of Vero BeachVero Beach | 37,308 | 13 / 23 |
| Fellsmere, City ofFellsmere | 3,208 | 9 / 16 |
Only 3 systems report data for Indian River County's 167,409 covered residents. Indian River County Utilities — the system serving the Sebastian area — covers 126,893 people at 6 of 10 above guideline, while the City of Vero Beach's own system reports 13 of 23 — the county's worst and one of the higher single-system counts in our service area. And with so few reported systems, a meaningful share of homes around Sebastian sit on private wells the dataset never sees — the case where an on-site test is not optional but the starting point.
What this does and does not mean
EWG's health guidelines are stricter than federal EPA limits, so water that exceeds them is usually still legal to serve. The dataset reports how many contaminants were detected above guideline, not which ones — the only way to know what is in the water at your tap is to test it there.
Source: EWG Tap Water Database (ewg.org/tapwater), data years 2015–2024
What we install in Sebastian
Whole-home filtration
Six media beds at the point of entry — catalytic carbon for chlorine, chloramine and PFAS, resins for hardness, KDF for heavy metals, garnet down to 10-20 microns.
Alkaline reverse osmosis
Six stages under the sink for unlimited remineralized drinking water at pH 8.5 to 9.5.
Well water treatment
For homes off city water: a lab analysis first, then a three-tank system tuned to your well's chemistry.
Free water test in Sebastian
José Molina will walk your home, test your water on site, and recommend a system. No cost, no obligation, in English or Spanish.
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