Public water system record
Boynton Beach PWS
Serves Boynton Beach, Ocean Ridge, Hypoluxo and 2 more places, Palm Beach County, FL · 112,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Boynton Beach PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 15
Key facts
- Boynton Beach PWS draws water from 32 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 86.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, May 2016.
- Record on file since 1994, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 41,414 service lines.
Check whether Boynton Beach PWS serves your address
Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 1, 2024 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Boynton Beach PWS go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1998, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1998 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Boynton Beach PWS between 2011 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2016 | Florida | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Public Notice, E. coli |
| Apr 27, 2011 | Florida | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Boynton Beach PWS draws water from 32 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Palm Beach County Water Utilities.
Buys water from
- Palm Beach County Water Utilities West Palm Beach, FL
Annual water quality report
Boynton Beach PWS must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Florida.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells