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Community Water System · PWS FL1570384

Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept.

Jay, Florida 32565 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,834 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,834
People served
122
EPA violations
80
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 122 drinking-water violations at Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept., 66% of them health-based - above the Florida per-system average.

122
Total EPA violations on record
66%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,834
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept.

Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,834 residents in Jay, Florida (Santa Rosa County) through 524 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 122 total violations for this system , of which 80 (66%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 38 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, recorded in 79 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Florida, EPA tracks 5,093 public water systems serving 22,381,282 people, with 184,355 cumulative violations and 24,266 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 36.2 violations. Statewide, 218 of 402 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (54.2%).

Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept.'s 122 violations sit above the Florida average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,834
Total Violations
122
Health-Based Violations
80
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
524
County
Santa Rosa
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
80
Monitoring Violations
38
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MCL 79 2010
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2011
Nitrate MR 6 2020
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 1986
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2019
E. COLI MR 2 2014
Cadmium MR 1 1986
Chromium MR 1 1986
Selenium MR 1 1986
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 1995
Barium MR 1 1986
Arsenic MR 1 1986
Mercury MR 1 1986
Fluoride MR 1 1986

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept..

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID FL1570384 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Florida Drinking Water Authority

Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. under EPA-delegated authority.

Open FL regulator portal

Source: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2020 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 1040
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 5000
2014 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 3014
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 3100
2010 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MCL 79 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 2946
1995 Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 3100
1986 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 4000
1986 Cadmium MR 1 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 1015
1986 Chromium MR 1 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 1020
1986 Selenium MR 1 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 1045
1986 Barium MR 1 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 1010
1986 Arsenic MR 1 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 1005
1986 Mercury MR 1 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 1035
1986 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / FL1570384 / 1025

How Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. Florida avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 122 36.2 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 80 4.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 54.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,834 4,395 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 5,093 regulated public water systems in Florida.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. water safe to drink? ▼
Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. (PWS ID: FL1570384) has 122 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,834 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. serve? ▼
Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. serves 1,834 people in Jay, Florida. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 524 service connections.
What type of violations does Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. have? ▼
Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. has 122 total violations: 80 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 38 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. use? ▼
Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.