Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Fort Pierce's tap water?

1.1PPBparts per billion of lead in Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority's water at the latest test, in 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Fort Pierce

10 public water companies list Fort Pierce as a place they supply. The biggest is the Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority, with about 58,000 people. The highest latest result among Fort Pierce's water companies is 10 parts per billion, at Indian River Estates. None of the 10 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Bentonwood supply just their own grounds or street; most of Fort Pierce gets its water from the Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority. 4 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well. Your water bill names yours.

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