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Santa Rosa County, Florida

Water Systems
23
Population Served
221,076
Total Violations
463
159 health-based
PFAS Detected
9
of 11 tested

Violation Analysis

91.3%
Systems with Violations
20.1
Avg Violations per System
34.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
23 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

11
Systems Tested
9
PFAS Detected
81.8%
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

Santa Rosa Florida water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (21)

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
Pace Water System, Inc. 49,328 16 Detected
Holley-Navarre Water System 47,793 38 Clean
Milton, City of Water System 21,241 19 Detected
Midway Water System, Inc. 21,196 26 Detected
Gulf Breeze Regional Water System 17,596 11 Clean
East Milton Water System 17,292 15 Clean
Point Baker Water System, Inc. 11,318 23 Detected
Bagdad-Garcon Point Water System 10,896 24 Detected
Navarre Beach Water System 6,196 16 Clean
Chumuckla Water System, Inc. 5,527 21 Clean
Moore Creek Mount Carmel Utilities 4,875 43 Detected
Berrydale Water System 2,800 19 -
Nas Whiting Field 2,785 14 -
Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. 1,834 122 -
Adventures Unlimited 156 4 -
Blackwater Forestry Headquarters 58 16 -
Olf Choctaw Field 30 6 -
Evans Cedar Lakes RV Campground 30 0 -
Bear Lake Recreation Area 25 5 -
Camp Paquette Recreation Area 25 11 -
Coldwater Stables Recreation Area 25 10 -
Fairpoint Regional Utility System, Inc. 25 0 -
Coldwater Gardens 25 4 -

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 Santa Rosa County? ▼
Santa Rosa County has 463 total drinking water violations across 23 water systems, of which 159 are health-based violations. 91.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Santa Rosa County systems? ▼
Water systems in Santa Rosa County serve approximately 221,076 people through 23 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Santa Rosa County water? ▼
Of 11 water systems tested for PFAS in Santa Rosa County, 9 had PFAS detected (81.8% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Santa Rosa County? ▼
Water systems in Santa Rosa County use GW (23 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. 34.3% of Santa Rosa 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.