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Can You Drink Tap Water in Port St Lucie?
Yes, Port St Lucie's tap water is generally considered safe to drink as Port St Lucie has no active health based violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) that we are aware of. Other factors such as lead piping in a home, or low levels of pollutants on immunocompromised individuals, should also be considered, however. To find more recent info we might have, you can check out our boil water notice page or the city's water provider website.
According the EPA’s ECHO database, from April 30, 2019 to June 30, 2022, Port St Lucie's water utility, Port St Lucie Utilities, had 3 non-health-based violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. For more details on the violations, please see our violation history section below. This assessment is based on the Port St Lucie Utilities water system, other water systems in the city may have different results.
While tap water that meets the EPA health guidelines generally won’t make you sick to your stomach, it can still contain regulated and unregulated contaminants present in trace amounts that could potentially cause health issues over the long-run. These trace contaminants may also impact immunocompromised and vulnerable individuals.
The EPA is reviewing if it’s current regulations around pollutant levels in tap water are strict enough, and the health dangers posed by unregulated pollutants, like PFAS.
Water Quality Report for Port St Lucie Tap Water
The most recent publicly available numbers for measured contaminant levels in Port St Lucie tap water are in its 2020 Water Quality Report. As you can see, there are levels which the EPA considers to be acceptable, but being below the maximum allowable level doesn’t necessarily mean the water is healthy.
Lead in tap water, for example, is currently allowed at up to 15ppb by the EPA, but it has set the ideal goal for lead at zero. This highlights how meeting EPA standards doesn’t necessarily mean local tap water is healthy.
EPA regulations continue to change as it evaluates the long term impacts of chemicals and updates drinking water acceptable levels. The rules around arsenic, as well as, lead and copper are currently being re-evaluated.
There are also a number of "emerging" contaminants that are not currently. For example, PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), for which the EPA has issued a health advisory. PFAS are called "forever chemicals" since they tend not to break down in the environment or the human body and can accumulate over time.
We recommend looking at the contaminants present in Port St Lucie's water quality reports, or getting your home's tap water tested to see if you should be filtering your water.
Port St Lucie Tap Water Safe Drinking Water Act Violation History - Prior 10 Years
Below is a ten year history of violations for the water system named Port St Lucie Utilities for Port St Lucie in Florida. For more details please see the "What do these Violations Mean?" section below.
For the compliance period beginning Sept. 1, 2021, Port St Lucie had 1 non-health based Safe Drinking Water Act violation with the violation category being Reporting Violation, more specifically, the violation code was Reporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) which falls into the Microbials rule code group, and the Total Coliform Rules rule code family for the following contaminant code: Revised Total Coliform Rule.
For the compliance period beginning July 1, 2019, Port St Lucie had 1 non-health based Safe Drinking Water Act violation with the violation category being Reporting Violation, more specifically, the violation code was Reporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) which falls into the Microbials rule code group, and the Total Coliform Rules rule code family for the following contaminant code: Revised Total Coliform Rule.
For the compliance period beginning June 1, 2019, Port St Lucie had 1 non-health based Safe Drinking Water Act violation with the violation category being Reporting Violation, more specifically, the violation code was Reporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) which falls into the Microbials rule code group, and the Total Coliform Rules rule code family for the following contaminant code: Revised Total Coliform Rule.
Is there Lead in Port St Lucie Water?
Based on the EPA’s ECHO Database, 90% of the samples taken from the Port St Lucie water system, Port St Lucie Utilities, between sample start date and sample end date, were at or below, 0.0019 mg/L of lead in Port St Lucie water. This is 12.7% of the 0.015 mg/L action level. This means 10% of the samples taken from Port St Lucie contained more lead.
While Port St Lucie water testing may have found 0.0019 mg/L of lead in its water, that does not mean your water source has the same amount. The amount of lead in water in a city can vary greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood, or even building to building. Many buildings, particularly older ones, have lead pipes or service lines which can be a source of contamination. To find out if your home has lead, we recommend getting you water tested.
No amount of lead in water is healthy, only less dangerous. As lead accumulates in our bodies over time, even exposure to relatively small amounts can have negative health effects. For more information, please check out our Lead FAQ page.
Are there PFAS in Port St Lucie Tap Water?
Currently, testing tap water for PFAS isn’t mandated on a national level. We do have a list of military bases where there have been suspected or confirmed leaks. There appears to be no military bases near Port St Lucie with suspected leaks.
With many potential sources of PFAS in tap water across the US, the best information we currently have about which cities have PFAS in their water is this ewg map, which you can check to see if Port St Lucie has been evaluated for yet.
Our stance is better safe than sorry, and that it makes sense to try to purify the tap water just in case.
Port St Lucie SDWA Violation History Table - Prior 10 Years
| Compliance Period | Status | Health-Based? | Category Code | Code | Rule Code | Contaminant Code | Rule Group Code | Rule Family Code |
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| 09/01/2021 - | Resolved | No | Reporting Violation (RPT) | Reporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) (4A) | Revised Total Coliform Rule (111) | Revised Total Coliform Rule (8000) | Microbials (100) | Total Coliform Rules (110) |
| 07/01/2019 - | Resolved | No | Reporting Violation (RPT) | Reporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) (4A) | Revised Total Coliform Rule (111) | Revised Total Coliform Rule (8000) | Microbials (100) | Total Coliform Rules (110) |
| 06/01/2019 - | Resolved | No | Reporting Violation (RPT) | Reporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) (4A) | Revised Total Coliform Rule (111) | Revised Total Coliform Rule (8000) | Microbials (100) | Total Coliform Rules (110) |
What do these Violations Mean?
Safe Drinking Water Act Violations categories split into two groups, health based, and non-health based. Generally, health based violations are more serious, though non-health based violations can also be cause for concern.
Health Based Violations
- Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) - maximum allowed contaminant level was exceeded.
- Maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs) - maximum allowed disinfectant level was exceeded.
- Other violations (Other) - the exact required process to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water was not followed.
Non-Health Based Violations
- Monitoring and reporting violations (MR, MON) - failure to conduct the required regular monitoring of drinking water quality, and/or to submit monitoring results on time.
- Public notice violations (Other) - failure to immediately alert consumers if there is a serious problem with their drinking water that may pose a risk to public health.
- Other violations (Other) - miscellaneous violations, such as failure to issue annual consumer confidence reports or maintain required records.
SDWA Table Key
| Field | Description |
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| Compliance Period | Dates of the compliance period. |
| Status |
Current status of the violation.
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| Health-Based? | Whether the violation is health based. |
| Category Code |
The category of violation that is reported.
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| Code | A full description of violation codes can be accessed in the SDWA_REF_CODE_VALUES (CSV) table. |
| Contaminant Code | A code value that represents a contaminant for which a public water system has incurred a violation of a primary drinking water regulation. |
| Rule Code |
Code for a National Drinking Water rule.
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| Rule Group Code |
Code that uniquely identifies a rule group.
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| Rule Family Code |
Code for rule family.
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For more clarification please visit the EPA's data dictionary.
Port St Lucie Water - Frequently Asked Questions
| By Phone: | 772-873-6400 |
| By Mail: | 900 SE OGDEN LANE PORT ST LUCIE, FL, 34983 |
Existing customers can login to their Port St Lucie Utilities account to pay their Port St Lucie water bill by clicking here.
If you want to pay your Port St Lucie Utilities bill online and haven't made an account yet, you can create an account online. Please click here to create your account to pay your Port St Lucie water bill.
If you don't want to make an account, or can't remember your account, you can make a one-time payment towards your Port St Lucie water bill without creating an account using a one time payment portal with your account number and credit or debit card. Click here to make a one time payment.
Moving to a new house or apartment in Port St Lucie means you will often need to put the water in your name with Port St Lucie Utilities. In order to put the water in your name, please click the link to the start service form below. Start service requests for water bills typically take two business days.
Leaving your house or apartment in Port St Lucie means you will likely need to take your name off of the water bill with Port St Lucie Utilities. In order to take your name off the water bill, please click the link to the stop service form below. Stop service for water bills requests typically take two business days.
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The above data is comprised of subjective, user submitted opinions about the water quality and pollution in Port St Lucie, measured on a scale from 0% (lowest) to 100% (highest).
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Port St Lucie Water Quality Report (Consumer Confidence Report)
The EPA mandates that towns and cities consistently monitor and test their tap water. They must report their findings in an annual Consumer Confidence Report. Below is the most recent water quality report from Port St Lucie's Water. If you would like to see the original version of the report, please click here.
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Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL):
The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG):
The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
Action Level (AL):
The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements that a water system must follow.
Maximum residual disinfectant level (MRDL):
The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
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Not Detected and indicates that the substance was not found by laboratory analysis.
Locational Running Annual Average (LRAA):
The average of sample analytical results for samples taken at a particular monitoring location during the previous four calendar quarters.
Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (ug/l):
One part by weight of analyte to 1 billion parts by weight of the water sample.
Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l):
One part by weight of analyte to 1 million parts by weight of the water sample.
Picocurie per liter (pCi/L):
Measure of the radioactivity in water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level goal (MRDLG):
The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do
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Lead and Copper Results
These results are for the entire distribution system
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UCMR4 Disinfectants and Disinfection
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Test Results Table
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Test Results Table
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Unregulated Contaminants
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Mayor
Gregory J. Oravec
Vice Mayor
Shannon Martin, District 3
Councilwoman
Stephanie Morgan, District 1
Councilman
David Pickett, District 2
Councilwoman
Jolien Caraballo, District 4
City of Port St. Lucie Utility Systems Department |
City Manager |
Brad Macek, Utility Systems Director |
Russ Blackburn |
Contaminants
Port St. Lucie Utilities
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Utility details
- Serves: 157943
- Data available: 2012-2017
- Data Source: Groundwater
- Total: 12
Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines
- Arsenic
- Chromium (hexavalent)
- Radium%2C combined (-226 & -228)
- Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Detected Contaminants
- Aluminum
- Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Fluoride
- Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
- Nitrate
- Nitrite
- Strontium
- Vanadium
Reminder
Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.
Sources and Resources
Sources Cited
Additional Resources
If you have been around Florida for a while, you may have noticed the presence of water purification equipment at local stores and businesses. This is one way that you can ensure the quality of your tap water. Although there are many types of water filtration systems available, there are three major types of filters that we will discuss here.
The first filter in this category is reverse osmosis. Reverse osmosis filters out most contaminants including sediment and lead from water. This type of water filtration system is expensive, but is very effective.
The second type of filter that you will need is the sub-micron filtration system. These filters remove some of the impurities from the tap water, but do not remove all of the toxins. Sub-micron filters also cost a good bit of money, but they can be quite effective if you are careful. They are also very good for removing organic matter.
The third type of filter is called carbon block and is