Lake Clarke Shores, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.6 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Lake Clarke Shores at a glance
Lake Clarke Shores serves about 2,468 people through 730 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Palm Beach County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL4500466; phone on file: 561-964-1515. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.6 ppb from 2.2 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lake Clarke Shores is 2.2 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.6 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.2 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.5 ppb |
Against other Florida systems
Of the 1,481 Florida systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 85 have gone over at some point. Lake Clarke Shores's 0.6 ppb sits at the 36th percentile in Florida and the 45th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Palm Beach County
31 other systems share Palm Beach County; 24 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lake Clarke Shores. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County Water Utilities | 671,114 | 1.4 ppb |
| West Palm Beach Wtp | 132,000 | 3 ppb |
| Boca Raton Wtp | 130,000 | 0.6 ppb |
| Boynton Beach Pws | 112,000 | 4.4 ppb |
| Seacoast Utilities Authority | 97,552 | 1.6 ppb |
| Jupiter Public Water System,Town Of | 94,929 | 0.9 ppb |
| Delray Beach Public Water System | 69,754 | 3.7 ppb |
| Wellington Wtp | 56,475 | 1.7 ppb |
| Lake Worth Beach Utilities | 48,000 | 1.3 ppb |
| Riviera Beach Utility District, City Of | 46,762 | 2.4 ppb |
Next steps for Lake Clarke Shores, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lake Clarke Shores, FL may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Lake Clarke Shores whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.