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Water system · PWSID FL1170525

EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA)

PENSACOLA, FL · ~242,172 people served

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PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

FL1170525

State

Florida

City

PENSACOLA

Population served

242,172

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 91 points — the score moved from 100 to 9 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 9

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through May 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

12 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 3.0×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

10 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.6×

PFNA

Perfluorononanoic acid

16 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.6×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

5.7 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFBA

41 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

6:2 FTS

16 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

9.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

9.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

4:2 FTS

7.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

7.5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

5.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeS

4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2019. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Dec 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2010 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Aug 2019
State action · SOX Jul 2019
State action · SIE Jul 2019
State action · SOX May 2019
State action · SOX Jun 2016
State action · SIE Feb 2016
State action · SIA Feb 2011
State action · SIE Dec 2010

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Manganese

1 station · latest Jul 2022

0.026 · max 0.027 mg/L · 2

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system FL1170525 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.