Palm Beach County
Water purification in West Palm Beach
Palm Beach County Water Utilities serves close to 600,000 people from a single system — one of the largest single-utility footprints in Florida. What that system does with treatment reaches an enormous share of the county at once.
What testing found in West Palm Beach
Largest utility
Palm Beach County Water Utilities
serves 597,649 people
6 of 18
detected contaminants exceed EWG health guidelines
- 5.8
- County average above guideline
- 32
- Water systems in county
- 9
- Worst single system in county
Palm Beach County ranks #19 of 67 Florida counties for contaminants above EWG guidelines — 1 above the statewide median of 4.8.
Reported water systems in Palm Beach County
| System | Serves | Above guideline |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County Water UtilitiesWest Palm Beach | 597,649 | 6 / 18 |
| Boca Raton Water Treatment PlantBoca Raton | 130,000 | 4 / 12 |
| Boynton Beach Water Treatment PlantBoynton Beach | 112,000 | 8 / 22 |
| West Palm Beach Water Treatment PlantWest Palm Beach | 102,000 | 5 / 20 |
| Seacoast Utilities AuthorityPalm Beach Gardens | 97,552 | 4 / 15 |
| Jupiter Water SystemJupiter | 94,874 | 4 / 10 |
Palm Beach County ranks 19th of 67 at a 5.8 county average, 1.0 above the statewide median. Its dominant utility serves 597,649 residents at 6 of 18 contaminants above guideline — the second-largest single system in our service area after Miami-Dade Water and Sewer. Across 32 systems and 1.46 million residents, the worst reported system reaches 9, a narrower spread than Broward or Seminole.
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 West Palm Beach
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 West Palm Beach
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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