Water Service Outages in Florida by City
94% of Florida's 1,593 community water systems draw mainly on wells, so many outages trace back to a pump, a power failure or a well problem.
Florida drinking water record
Busiest year: 2025 (211 violations). Counted by the year the violation period began. Source: EPA SDWIS.
- Community water systems: 1,593 active systems serve about 22,112,439 people. 1,208 of them (76%) serve 3,300 people or fewer; 1,500 draw mainly on groundwater and 91 on surface water.
- Health-based violations since 2015: 1,354, at 381 systems (24% of all systems). That share is 17th of 50 states (1 = lowest).
- Most common problems: contaminant averages over the limit (1,097); E. coli (27); contaminant readings over the limit (11). Source: EPA SDWIS
- Largest system: Mdwasa - Main System, about 2,377,460 people, with 0 health-based violations since 2015. Source: EPA SDWIS
- Housing age: the median Florida home was built in 1988 (US 1980). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table B25035)
- Storm damage to water service: NOAA storm narratives mention water mains, boil water notices or lost water service in 14 episodes in Florida since 2015. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- September 26, 2024, Coastal Gulf (tropical storm): “Roof damage occurred at the Port St Joe Police Department and the Wastewater Treatment Plant.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 4, 2024, Union (tropical storm): “On 8/5, State Warning Point relayed that the City of Lake Butler reported an ongoing raw sewage release of approximately 3,000-4,000 gallons from the wastewater treatment plant due to a lightning strike on the generator.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
| System | People served | Main source | Health violations since 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mdwasa - Main System | 2,377,460 | Groundwater | 0 |
| Jea Major Grid | 826,664 | Groundwater | 0 |
| City of Tampa Water Department | 733,886 | Surface water | 0 |
| Palm Beach County Water Utilities | 671,114 | Groundwater | 1 |
| Orlando Utilities Commission | 536,466 | Groundwater | 1 |
| Hcwrd/South-Central | 515,012 | Bought surface water | 0 |
Source: EPA SDWIS.
Florida is 3rd of 3 (1 = lowest share). Source: EPA SDWIS.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Florida, city by city
19 Florida cities on this site and the water utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our water service outage guide.
- Jacksonville JEA
- Miami Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
- Tampa City of Tampa Water Department
- Orlando Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)
- St. Petersburg City of St. Petersburg Water Resources
- Hialeah Hialeah Department of Water & Sewers
- Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie Utility Systems Department
- Tallahassee City of Tallahassee Utilities
- Cape Coral City of Cape Coral Utilities
- Fort Lauderdale City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works
- Pembroke Pines City of Pembroke Pines Utilities
- Hollywood City of Hollywood Public Utilities
- Gainesville Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
- Miramar City of Miramar Utilities
- Palm Bay City of Palm Bay Utilities
- West Palm Beach City of West Palm Beach Utilities
- Clearwater City of Clearwater Public Utilities
- Lakeland Lakeland Water Utilities
- Pompano Beach City of Pompano Beach Utilities
Frequently asked questions
Is there a water service outage in Florida right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Florida in the last 24 hours.
How many public water systems are in Florida?
EPA records list 1,593 active community water systems in Florida, serving about 22,112,439 people. 76% serve 3,300 people or fewer.
How common are drinking water violations in Florida?
Since 2015, 381 of 1,593 community water systems in Florida (24%) have had at least one health-based violation, 1,354 in total.
What is the largest water system in Florida?
Mdwasa - Main System, which EPA records list as serving about 2,377,460 people.
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works
Cities in Florida with Water Service Outages Information
Cape Coral
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 194,016
City of Cape Coral Utilities
Clearwater
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 117,292
City of Clearwater Public Utilities
Fort Lauderdale
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 182,760
City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works
Gainesville
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 141,085
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
Hialeah
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 224,669
Hialeah Department of Water & Sewers
Hollywood
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 153,067
City of Hollywood Public Utilities
Lakeland
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 112,641
Lakeland Water Utilities
Miami
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 442,241
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
Miramar
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 134,721
City of Miramar Utilities
Orlando
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 307,573
Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)
Palm Bay
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 119,760
City of Palm Bay Utilities
Pembroke Pines
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 171,178
City of Pembroke Pines Utilities
Pompano Beach
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 112,046
City of Pompano Beach Utilities
Port St. Lucie
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 204,851
Port St. Lucie Utility Systems Department
St. Petersburg
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 258,308
City of St. Petersburg Water Resources
Tallahassee
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 196,169
City of Tallahassee Utilities
Tampa
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 384,959
City of Tampa Water Department
West Palm Beach
no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 117,415
City of West Palm Beach Utilities