Is Peoples Water Service Company Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Mixed public/private
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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-10-02
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-03-01 → 2003-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-03-01 → 2003-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-03-01 → 2003-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1991-02-01 → 1991-02-28

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0310 µg/L	6/10	2024
PFHXS	0.0110 µg/L	5/10	2024
PFBS	0.0049 µg/L	3/10	2024
Pfhpa	0.0034 µg/L	3/10	2024
Pfhxa	0.0045 µg/L	3/10	2024
PFOA	0.0120 µg/L	3/10	2024
Pfpea	0.0041 µg/L	3/10	2024
6:2 Fts	0.0050 µg/L	1/10	2024

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
Tetrachloroethylene	2.155 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	130/335	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2397.5 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2510 µg/L	66/80	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	3.9 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	21/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0090 mg/L 60% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.8880 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	13/335	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	4.45 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	12/335	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	82.2 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Copper	20.08 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2014–2017
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.2500 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	5/335	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	21.8 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Ethylbenzene	0.5180 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5200 µg/L	3/335	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	1.92 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.376 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.5000 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Uranium	1.043 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012
Dichloromethane	0.4400 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/335	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	1.8 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrite	36 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Styrene	0.4800 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/335	SYR4	2012–2019
P-Dichlorobenzene	0.2900 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L	1/335	SYR4	2012–2019

72 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 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneChromiumDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinFluorideGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-Dichlorobenzene

Utility contact

Contact: MARK CROSS
Phone: 850-455-8552

Frequently asked questions about Peoples Water Service Company

Is Peoples Water Service Company tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 28 contaminants in Peoples Water Service Company'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 Peoples Water Service Company's water?

EPA monitoring detected Tetrachloroethylene, Nitrate, TTHM, Lead, Carbon Tetrachloride, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Peoples Water Service Company serve?

Peoples Water Service Company reports serving 24,806 people in Florida, per its EPA record.

Has Peoples Water Service Company had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Peoples Water Service Company, of which 0 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.