Is West Escambia Utilities, Inc. Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Escambia

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

146

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-10-17
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-12-20 → 2024-03-24
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-12-20 → 2024-03-24
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-12-20 → 2024-03-24
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-12-20 → 2024-03-24

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	3781 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4490 µg/L	108/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	81.2 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 330 µg/L	45/63	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	8.608 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 12.7 µg/L	37/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	25/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.68 µg/L	21/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3967.5 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4490 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00090 mg/L 6% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	2.4615 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.47 µg/L	18/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	3.739 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 4.11 µg/L	15/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.656 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.74 µg/L	13/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1177.5 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1700 µg/L	12/20	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	96.05 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	10/20	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.135 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.9 µg/L	10/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.13 pCi/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.2 pCi/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	43.46 µg/L 290% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 59 µg/L	7/63	SYR4	2013–2019
Beryllium, Total	0.2500 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2700 µg/L	6/20	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	1.19 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.27 µg/L	5/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.3485 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3500 µg/L	2/20	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroethylene	0.8320 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8400 µg/L	2/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	9.8 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/20	SYR4	2013–2019

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HUSKEY, RONNIE
Phone: 251-368-2207
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about West Escambia Utilities, Inc.

Is West Escambia Utilities, Inc. tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in West Escambia Utilities, Inc.'s water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in West Escambia Utilities, Inc.'s water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, TTHM, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does West Escambia Utilities, Inc. serve?

West Escambia Utilities, Inc. reports serving 12,060 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has West Escambia Utilities, Inc. had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 146 violations on file for West Escambia Utilities, Inc., of which 3 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.