Website

https://discover.pbcgov.org

Region(s)

SE

Summary

In an effort to protect surface water, ERM monitors the water quality within estuaries, lakes, and canals containing both fresh and salt water. Presently there are over 20 years of data that ERM has collected on the water quality in Palm Beach County. This data is used in the biannual assessment of water quality conditions throughout Florida and the determination of impaired water bodies, as well as for the County's NPDES permit.

Parameters

Ammonia (N), Arsenic, Cadmium, Calcium, Chlorophyll a- corrected, Coliform Fecal, Copper, Dissolved Oxygen, Hardness (CaCO3), Lead, Magnesium, Nitrate (NO3), Nitrite (NO2), NO2+3, Filtered, Total Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl, pH, Total Phosphorus, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Salinity, Specific Conductance, Temperature, Turbidity, Zinc

Notes

Application

Publications

Start

1999

End

Current

Frequency

Variable

Method

Discontinuity

Data Location

WIN (OrgID _ 21FLPBCH)

Data Format

Habitats

Water Column

SEACAR Citation

Palm Beach County. (2026). Palm Beach County Water Quality Program. Updated 05/18/2026. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/10012

Alternative Citation

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