Is EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Florida · PWSID FL1170525 · Ground water
Population served
242,172
Cities served
PENSACOLA
State / jurisdiction
Florida (FL)
PWSID
FL1170525
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
36 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
6:2 FTS
220.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
138.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
111.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
55.3
10 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBA
40.7
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
37.8
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
35.7
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOAregulated
25.8
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFNAregulated
16.2
10 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
16.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeS
11.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
4:2 FTS
7.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 36 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA)'s monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA)
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) · Chosen for EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) because PFAS was detected at 220.1 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 36 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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