Is Washington Park, FL tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Washington Park has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Florida’s records: Bcwws 1a.
City of Fort Lauderdale, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 16 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 Washington Park’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Fort Lauderdale
Florida · serves 185,163 people · about 1,100 in Washington Park
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 16 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Bcwws 1a
Florida · serves 75,305 people · about 370 in Washington Park
1 result above the legal limit, 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 44.6 ppb, above the legal limit.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Bcwws 3b/c
Florida · serves 32,650 people · about 170 in Washington Park
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 20.9 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 City of Fort Lauderdale’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Washington Park
The 3 labs Florida certifies closest to Washington Park, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services, Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
PriorityLab
Fort Lauderdale, FL · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
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 Washington Park
Which ZIP codes are in Washington Park: 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 Washington Park
Other towns in Broward County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Fort Lauderdale’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water