Water Quality Reports

One of the ways we act on our commitment to provide safe drinking water is through regular testing — at source, at our treatment plants, and as it travels through our watermains to your tap.

We also conduct comprehensive yearly testing as required by the U.S. EPA and state legislation. These results are published in Water Quality Reports (WQRs), also known as Consumer Confidence Reports.

You can learn more about water quality in the U.S. on the Water Quality page.

What Are Water Quality Reports (WQRs)?

Water Quality Reports are summaries of yearly testing done by EPA-certified laboratories. They inform the public about detected contaminants, their concentrations, and any potential health implications.

This testing helps us benchmark and monitor water quality changes over time, detect new contaminants, and keep our customers informed.

What Are PFAS Reports?

Water quality reporting also helps the EPA monitor water quality across the country to respond to new or increasing levels of environmental contaminants, such as Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). These are a group of chemical contaminants appearing with increased frequency in drinking water sources.

Beginning in 2020, water utilities are required to test for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), and for the moment, these results form separate reports.

EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) Sampling

Every five years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) undertakes sampling under the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR). The purpose of UCMR is to collect data from water systems about contaminants that may be present in drinking water. The EPA uses this data to decide if specific unregulated contaminants occur at frequencies and concentrations high enough to be regulated in the future.

Sunshine Water Services – Lake Utility Service North Water System is participating in the EPA’s fifth round of UCMR testing, known as UCMR5, which required us to sample for 30 chemical contaminants. The samples were tested using analytical methods approved by EPA. 

Please click this link to view the results. 

Your Community’s Water Quality and PFAS Reports