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West Palm Beach WTP

Serves West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and South Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL · 132,000 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for West Palm Beach WTP in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • FL4501559
  • WEST PALM BEACH
  • FL
  • 132,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 33401
EPA system ID FL4501559

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • West Palm Beach WTP draws water from 21 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 117.225 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, January 2022.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 35,904 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved Yes
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 117.225 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 112.475 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 108.75 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 107.775 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Dec 1, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2011 Active

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for West Palm Beach WTP go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 8 15
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 7
2020s 5 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2008, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 103.3797 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 100.6525 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.9 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2007 Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2002 Archived

Enforcement actions

Florida regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against West Palm Beach WTP between 2007 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 27, 2022 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 26, 2007 Florida Signed compliance agreement 13 violations (7 health-based): Total Coliform, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

West Palm Beach WTP draws water from 21 wells and 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from West Palm Beach WTP.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

West Palm Beach WTP 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

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