Public water system · FL4060254

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Deerfield Beach, City of

At a glance

City of Deerfield Beach (PWSID FL4060254) is an active community water system in Broward County, Florida. It reports serving 62,000 people through 14,081 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

62,000

Service connections

14,081

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDFL4060254

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served62,000

Service connections14,081

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyFL state drinking water program

City servedDeerfield Beach

StateFlorida

ZIP—

CountyBroward County

How does City of Deerfield Beach compare with other water systems in Broward County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Deerfield Beach is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Broward County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is about 78% above the county average of 34,823 people per system, and accounts for 3.2% of the 1,915,270 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Deerfield Beach is about 9.3 times that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Florida has 1,640 active community water systems, 32% of the state's 5,197 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,996 Florida systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Deerfield Beach?

EPA lists City of Deerfield Beach as owned by a local government. The FL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 33 of the 55 active systems in Broward County (60%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Deerfield Beach have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between February 2025 and March 2026. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as archived and 2 as unaddressed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-03-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Archived
2026-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2025-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Unaddressed
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Archived
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2025-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2025-06-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Archived
2025-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2025-03-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Archived
2025-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2025-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2025-02-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19	E. colicode 3014	No	Archived

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

City of Deerfield Beach: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Deerfield Beach?

City of Deerfield Beach (PWSID FL4060254) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Deerfield Beach serve?

City of Deerfield Beach reports serving 62,000 people through 14,081 service connections in Broward County, Florida.

Where does City of Deerfield Beach get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does City of Deerfield Beach have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is City of Deerfield Beach's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.

Where can I find City of Deerfield Beach's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Deerfield Beach must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Broward County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Pembroke Pines, City of	Broward	187,459	Community	Groundwater
Fort Lauderdale, City of	Broward	185,163	Community	Groundwater
Hollywood, City of	Broward	147,566	Community	Groundwater
Miramar (East ; West) Plants	Broward	137,107	Community	Groundwater
City of Pompano	Broward	99,400	Community	Groundwater
Plantation, East ; Central	Broward	85,496	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Deerfield Beach, City of, PWSID FL4060254, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/deerfield-beach-city-of-fl4060254 (data as of October 1, 2026).