Is Indian Creek, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Indian Creek has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records.
Town of Bay Harbor Islands, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 14.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Indian Creek’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Bay Harbor Islands
Florida · serves 6,000 people · about 1,300 in Indian Creek
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 14.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Surfside
Florida · serves 5,744 people · about 1,300 in Indian Creek
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 14.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Bal Harbour Village
Florida · serves 3,209 people · about 700 in Indian Creek
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 42 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Town of Bay Harbor Islands’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Indian Creek
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Indian Creek, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
EMSL Analytical, Inc. - FL
North Miami Beach, FL · about 6 miles
Certified for asbestos
FL Department of Health - Miami Branch Laboratory
Miami, FL · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria
Advanced Environmental Laboratories, Inc. - Miami
Miramar, FL · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Florida Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratories: Coliform and E. coli testing for private wells at the Jacksonville and Miami labs. Collection kits come from your county health department, and the sample has to reach the lab on ice the same day it is collected. $40 for private testing through the state lab. Well Water Testing, Florida Department of Health.
All 212 certified labs for FloridaZIP codes in Indian Creek
Which ZIP codes are in Indian Creek: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Florida Department of Health Environmental Laboratory Certification Program, drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Indian Creek
Other towns in Miami-Dade County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Bay Harbor Islands’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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