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Escambia County, Florida

Water Systems
16
Population Served
348,012
Total Violations
370
26 health-based
PFAS Detected
5
of 10 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
23.1
Avg Violations per System
7.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
16 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

10
Systems Tested
5
PFAS Detected
50.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Escambia Florida water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (16)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) 242,172 36 Detected
Peoples Water Service Company 24,806 9 Detected
Nas Pensacola / Corry Station 22,600 33 Detected
University of West Florida 13,285 18 Clean
Farm Hill Utilities, Inc. 10,346 26 Clean
Molino Utilities, Inc. 8,845 47 Clean
Gonzalez Utilities Association, Inc. 6,668 6 Detected
Cottage Hill Water Works 5,639 30 Clean
Erec Water System 4,238 19 Detected
Century, Town Of 3,490 39 Clean
Central Water Works 2,560 27 -
Nas Saufley Field 1,728 33 -
Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) 920 11 -
Gulf Islands National Seashore 375 13 -
Bluff Springs (R.l.d.s.) Campground 200 12 -
West Fraser Lumber Mill 140 11 -

Other Counties in Florida

Miami-Dade County
167 systems · 3,325,406 served · 3,677 violations
Broward County
55 systems · 1,905,863 served · 4,156 violations
Hillsborough County
724 systems · 1,701,663 served · 27,775 violations
Orange County
114 systems · 1,615,975 served · 5,841 violations
Palm Beach County
71 systems · 1,538,245 served · 3,569 violations
Pinellas County
13 systems · 1,147,926 served · 410 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Escambia County? ▼
Escambia County has 370 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 26 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Escambia County systems? ▼
Water systems in Escambia County serve approximately 348,012 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Escambia County water? ▼
Of 10 water systems tested for PFAS in Escambia County, 5 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Escambia County? ▼
Water systems in Escambia County use GW (16 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 7.0% of Escambia County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.