How does your city's water score?
Every public water system in the tri-county area, scored on EPA violation records, lead and copper, PFAS detections and monitoring compliance. Tap a city to see what its water is flagged for and which stage of treatment answers it.
Ranking, worst to best
| City | County | Score | Grade | Top flag | People served |
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Reading these numbers
- Grains per gallon (gpg)
- Hardness is calcium and magnesium. Under 3 gpg is soft; 3 to 7 moderately hard; 7 to 10 hard; above 10 very hard. To convert from mg/L (the unit the reports use) divide by 17.1.
- Lime softening at the plant
- Miami-Dade treats its water with lime, which removes part of the hardness before it reaches you. It is why Miami water is milder than Broward's. It does not remove all of it, which is why your glass shower door still spots.
- Chloramine versus chlorine
- Chloramine is chlorine combined with ammonia. It lasts longer in the pipes, which is why utilities use it, and it does not gas off if you leave a pitcher on the counter. Standard carbon filters remove chlorine well and chloramine poorly. Catalytic carbon is treated specifically to break it down.
- If you're on a well
- West Davie, Plantation Acres and parts of Southwest Ranches are on private wells. No utility report covers you. Iron, hydrogen sulfide and hardness vary house to house, so we send a lab test before quoting a fixed price.