Tap water in Lake Wales, FL — ZIP 33859
3 public water systems serving about 25,722 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Poor
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 33859
Lake Wales, City Of
PWSID FL6532234 · serves 18,722 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 8 ppt — above federal limit
East Water System
PWSID FL3531744 · serves 5,052 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 15 total violations (5 yrs)
City Of Lake Wales/Park Water Company
PWSID FL6530408 · serves 1,948 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 8 total violations (5 yrs)
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology