Water Treatment
Services in
Hollywood, FL

Hollywood water comes from the City of Hollywood's own utility (FL4060642) — separate from Broward County Water and Wastewater Services. The City draws from both the Biscayne and Floridan Aquifers, treats through lime softening, ferric chloride, filtration, and chloramine disinfection, and distributes to 153,000 residents.

PFOS at 20 ppt places Hollywood at 5× the EPA's new 4 ppt MCL. The city is within the documented PFAS contamination zone from FLL airport. Utilities have until 2029 to comply with the new PFAS MCL. In the meantime, an under-sink RO removes PFOS at 90–99% at the kitchen tap. The arsenic finding (above EWG's no-risk guideline) and chlorate finding (above the thyroid disruption benchmark) add to the urgency for a household RO.

The chlorate finding is specific to Hollywood and worth noting: chlorate above EWG's 210 ppb thyroid disruption benchmark means daily tap water exposure may affect thyroid iodide uptake. This is most significant for pregnant women and children whose thyroid function is critical for development. An under-sink RO removes chlorate at 90–99% alongside PFAS and arsenic.

Hard water at 14–16 GPG adds a third layer to Hollywood's overall water quality picture. While not as extreme as Miami (22.4 GPG) or West Palm Beach (18.5 GPG), this hardness level still causes measurable appliance damage over time, increases soap and detergent consumption, and leaves the mineral film on skin and hair after every shower. A water softener addresses this component while the carbon filter and RO address the chemical contamination concerns.

Hollywood's water testing data has a specific combination worth explaining clearly: PFOS above the EPA MCL, arsenic above the California no-risk guideline, and chlorate above the thyroid disruption benchmark — all simultaneously. Over a year — a typical household uses 80,000–120,000 gallons — that's between 55 and 80 pounds of mineral load flowing through your water heater, dishwasher, washing machine, and plumbing. Most of it flushes through. A meaningful portion of it deposits on heated surfaces, inside pipes, and on every fixture where water evaporates.

The water heater takes the worst of it. Calcium carbonate's inverse solubility — the property that makes it precipitate out of solution as water heats — concentrates scale deposits on the heating elements inside a tank water heater. Research from the Water Quality Research Foundation found that water heaters on hard water above 26 GPG lose up to 48% of heating efficiency and fail up to 30% sooner. PFOS at 20 ppt — 5× the EPA's new MCL — means Hollywood residents are receiving water with documented PFAS at a level that exceeds the incoming federal standard. PFOS accumulates in tissues, links to cancer, thyroid disease, and immune suppression. An NSF/ANSI 58 RO reduces PFOS to approximately 0.2–2 ppt at the kitchen tap.

An under-sink RO addresses all of Hollywood's primary chemical concerns: PFOS at 90–99%, arsenic at 90–96%, chlorate at 90–99%, chromium-6 at 95–99%. For a family of four in Hollywood, an under-sink RO at $400–$700 installed — delivers soft water at 0 GPG throughout the home. A whole-house catalytic carbon filter handles chloramine taste, HAA exposure in showers, and TTHM removal throughout the home. An under-sink RO handles the chemical concerns at the drinking tap. A softener handles scale. Together they address Hollywood's complete water quality profile.

We start every Hollywood job with a free in-home water test — and for PFAS concerns, we arrange certified laboratory testing for PFOS and other PFAS compounds at your specific address. We measure your specific water at your specific tap — not the city's system average, not an EWG database reading. Your hardness in GPG, chloramine concentration, iron content, pH, and total dissolved solids. For homes in pre-1986 neighborhoods, we recommend a certified lab lead test as part of the consultation, which we arrange at no charge.

From the test, the system recommendation is straightforward. Most Hollywood city water homes benefit from a combination of whole-house catalytic carbon (for chloramine taste, odor, and disinfection byproduct reduction throughout the home), a water softener sized for 14–16 GPG (for appliance protection and scale elimination), and an under-sink RO (for PFAS, chromium-6, and lead removal at the kitchen tap). This three-stage combination runs $2,800–$5,000 installed. Given Hollywood's PFOS at 5× the EPA limit, we recommend the RO as the first installatione the RO as the first installation if budget requires a phased approach — because PFAS removal at the drinking tap is the highest-impact intervention.

Installation is same-day for most standard residential systems. We use Fleck and Clack industrial control valves — the same components found in commercial water treatment facilities — backed by 5-year valve warranties and 10-year tank warranties. We install 10% crosslink resin specifically selected for South Florida's chloramine water. After installation, we're a local company that answers its phone: for filter changes, salt delivery to Hollywood ZIP codes (33019–33029), or system service, you call us directly — not a national call center.