Is Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-11-01 → 2008-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2008-11-01 → 2008-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1996-02-01 → 1996-02-29

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
TTHM	33.63 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 44.6 µg/L	63/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.65 µg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 9.16 µg/L	55/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1200 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1300 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	100.85 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	34/192	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	282.5 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 290 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0026 mg/L 17% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2023
Copper	14.8 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	17/24	SYR4	2014–2017
Lithium	24.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	15/16	UCMR-5	2024
Lead	2.79 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	12/24	SYR4	2014–2017
Selenium	1.695 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	4/24	SYR4	2014–2017
Mercury	0.1900 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2000 µg/L	3/24	SYR4	2014–2017
Thallium, Total	0.2000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	2/24	SYR4	2014–2017

58 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MARK WISE
Phone: 850-651-7172

Frequently asked questions about Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System

Is Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System'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 Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Fluoride, Nitrate, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System serve?

Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System reports serving 80,295 people in Florida, per its EPA record.

Has Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System, of which 2 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.