Temple Terrace continues work on a plan to remove PFAS from its drinking water

Temple Terrace officials were still developing a plan to address elevated PFAS in the city’s drinking-water system, nearly a year after the chemicals were detected.

A June 9, 2026, report by WUSF said city leaders were getting closer to selecting a response to the contamination concern. The report did not describe a completed treatment project, and the city had not announced a final method for removing PFAS from the municipal system.

What the city is working on

PFAS is a broad group of manufactured chemicals often described as “forever chemicals” because they can persist in the environment. The Temple Terrace issue involves elevated PFAS in the city’s municipal drinking-water system, making the response a direct water-service matter for residents who rely on that system.

The city’s work is focused on determining how to address the detected levels. City leaders said they were closer to a plan, but the June report did not identify a selected treatment technology or describe construction as underway.

That distinction matters: Temple Terrace was working toward a response, not announcing that PFAS-removal work had been completed. The latest update also did not establish that the city had finalized a project design or implementation schedule.

What remains unresolved

The public update did not state the measured PFAS concentration. It also did not identify the expected cost, the source of project funding or a construction timetable. Those details will help residents understand how the city’s response could affect water operations and future capital spending.

PFAS treatment could also have implications for rates and for the way the city communicates public-health information. The available update does not, by itself, establish that Temple Terrace’s water currently violates a binding federal drinking-water limit, and it does not include an official health advisory declaring the water unsafe.

As of Aug. 9, 2026, the treatment approach and implementation schedule remained unresolved. The next meaningful public step will be for city officials to present a completed plan, including the selected technology, financing, expected cost and timing, if and when those decisions are made.

The City of Temple Terrace maintains its official municipal records and meeting-notice channels through its city government. Those notices are the likely public avenue for future information about the city’s water-system response.