BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton says the water delivered to city utility customers met or exceeded state and federal standards in 2025.
The city’s 2025 Annual Water Quality Report also comes with a practical reminder for residents: lawn watering is still limited by address, time of day and day of the week.
According to the City of Boca Raton Utility Services Department, the city conducted more than 16,500 water tests in 2025, tested for more than 100 contaminants, produced 13 billion gallons of water, maintained 740 miles of pipes and served more than 130,000 customers.
The annual report says Boca Raton’s drinking water comes from the Biscayne aquifer. The city’s 52 wells pump water to the Glades Road water treatment facility near the I-95 interchange.
The water is treated through lime softening and membrane softening, then filtered, disinfected, blended and delivered through the city’s distribution system, according to the report. The city says it does not add fluoride to its water.
The report also says the Florida Department of Environmental Protection conducted a source water assessment and identified 26 potential sources of contamination for the city’s wellfield system, with moderate or low susceptibility levels. The report notes that susceptibility levels describe potential contamination from nearby activity and are not based on monitoring data.
PFAS Monitoring Included In Report
The city’s report includes PFAS monitoring results as part of the federal Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule program.
According to the report, PFOA was detected at 1.8 and 2.0 parts per trillion in two sampling events. PFOS was detected at 5.8 and 7.1 parts per trillion.
The report notes that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS at 4 parts per trillion in April 2024, with compliance required in future years. The city says it will continue monitoring PFAS as additional requirements are implemented.
Boca Raton says its membrane softening treatment plant already includes technology that removes PFAS substances. The city also says its older lime softening plant will be enhanced to meet new EPA regulations for PFAS reduction or removal in drinking water.
Boca Raton Watering Days
The city is also reminding residents that Boca Raton has year-round watering restrictions.
Irrigation is limited to between 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. The city says properties under 5 acres may irrigate for no more than 4 hours.
Under the schedule provided by the city:
- Properties with addresses ending in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8, or letters A through M for properties without street addresses, may irrigate on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday only.
- Properties with addresses ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9, or letters N through Z, may irrigate on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday only.
- The schedule provided by the city does not list Friday as a watering day.
The city also says a healthy landscape generally needs only 1 inch to 1.5 inches of water per week during the summer growing season, and irrigation should be used to supplement rainfall as needed.
The city’s simplest conservation message for residents: turn irrigation off when it rains.
Residents who want to request a paper copy of the 2025 Annual Water Quality Report may call 561-338-7306 or email [email protected]. The city lists 561-338-7300 for general Utility Services inquiries, 561-338-7339 for water and sewer emergencies and 561-393-7750 for customer care and billing.
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