Short answer: In the 2023–2024 records we hold for Emerald Coast (ecua), four PFAS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA and PFOS, each had a sample above a 2024 EPA limit (not a violation: the limits are judged on a yearly average, due 2029). 6 more are detected with no federal limit, and everything else measured is within its reference or not detected. 13 substances were detected and 18 were tested and not detected. The water is from Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, serving 242,172 residents.
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Groundwater
The treatment details are not on record.
Mains, then your building’s service line.
Plumbing inside the building is outside this record.
Four PFAS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA and PFOS, each had a sample above a 2024 EPA limit (not a violation: the limits are judged on a yearly average, due 2029); 6 more are detected with no federal limit, and everything else measured is within its reference or not detected.
35.7 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. EPA health goal (MCLG): 0.
One EPA sample measured 35.7 ng/L, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS)).
25.8 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. EPA health goal (MCLG): 0.
One EPA sample measured 25.8 ng/L, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS)).
55.3 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
10 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
One EPA sample measured 55.3 ng/L, above the 10 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHxS named on the listing).
16.2 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
10 ng/L federal MCL (2024): a legal limit. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. EPA health goal (MCLG): 10 ng/L.
One EPA sample measured 16.2 ng/L, above the 10 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFNA named on the listing).
0.6 µg/L, sampled 2023–2023 monitoring period. EPA SDWIS (Lead & Copper Rule).
15 µg/L federal action level. EPA health goal (MCLG): 0.
The 90th-percentile tap result was 0.6 µg/L (below the 15 µg/L action level).
Usually from lead service lines, solder and fixtures inside buildings, after the water leaves treatment.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Lead-certified carbon filter, or reverse osmosis (NSF/ANSI 53 (lead)).
16 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit).
Detected at up to 16 ng/L (below the 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory; a screening level, not a legal limit).
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFBS named on the listing).
111 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state): a state limit.
Detected at up to 111 ng/L (below the 400,000 ng/L historical comparison reference).
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHxA named on the listing).
7.6 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 7.6 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with 4:2 FTS named on the listing).
220.1 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 220.1 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with 6:2 FTS named on the listing).
40.7 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 40.7 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFBA named on the listing).
37.8 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 37.8 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHpA named on the listing).
11 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 11 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFPeS named on the listing).
138.9 ng/L, sampled 2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04. EPA UCMR 5.
No federal limit is on record for it.
Detected at up to 138.9 ng/L. No federal or state limit exists for this substance; shown for transparency, not graded.
Comes with the source water; home plumbing does not add it.
Test your own tap first. To reduce it: Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFPeA named on the listing).
EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) (EPA PWSID FL1170525) delivers groundwater to 242,172 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
0health-based violations in the last 10 years
From EPA SDWIS. A clean violation history means no enforcement action was recorded; it does not cover contaminants without a limit.
No result is not a pass. Your utility's annual water quality report may list them, and a certified lab test covers your own tap.
The record describes water leaving treatment and samples across the system. Pipes, solder and fixtures inside a building can add lead the record can’t see, especially in older buildings with lead service lines.
Test your waterMeasured in this report
Sampled across the system
Not in this record
Only a tap test measures it
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Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
Screening: quick check, not lab-grade
Safe Home (EnviroTestKits)
Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
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| Finding | Reference type | Technology | Certification to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)35.7 ng/L | Federal MCL | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)25.8 ng/L | Federal MCL | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 (PFOA/PFOS) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)55.3 ng/L | Federal MCL | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHxS named on the listing |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)16.2 ng/L | Federal MCL | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFNA named on the listing |
| Lead (90th percentile)0.6 µg/L | Action level | Lead-certified carbon filter, or reverse osmosis | NSF/ANSI 53 (lead) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)16 ng/L | Screening level | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFBS named on the listing |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)111 ng/L | State limit | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with PFHxA named on the listing |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)7.6 ng/L | No federal limit | Reverse osmosis, or carbon certified for PFAS | NSF/ANSI 53 or 58, with 4:2 FTS named on the listing |
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★ Best choice: HealthShield™, certified for PFHxS, Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), PFOA, PFOS and Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA).
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Ask your utility first
Water utilities keep an inventory of service-line materials. Ask Emerald Coast Utilities Authority whether your address is on it before you replace pipes.
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Older buildings may have lead service lines, solder or fixtures. Emerald Coast (ecua)’s record shows lead at 0.6 µg/L (15 µg/L federal action level). Test first-draw water, then filter if needed.
12 of 29 PFAS tested were detected in Emerald Coast (ecua)’s record (PFOS 35.7 ng/L, PFOA 25.8 ng/L and PFHxS 55.3 ng/L, and more); 4 above their limit. If PFAS matters to you, a filter certification names each compound it covers.
Most utilities keep chlorine or chloramine in the pipes. A carbon filter certified for taste and odor reduces either; your utility can tell you which it uses.
Your utility’s annual water quality report usually lists hardness; a test strip also measures it.
Reverse osmosis reduces many dissolved contaminants, including lead and minerals, at a single faucet, with some water sent to drain.
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One email when a new sampling round is published, a result moves above or below its reference, or the system's score changes.PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Emerald Coast (ecua), PFOS 35.7 ng/L (limit 4 ng/L), PFOA 25.8 ng/L (limit 4 ng/L), PFHxS 55.3 ng/L (limit 10 ng/L) and PFNA 16.2 ng/L (limit 10 ng/L) were measured in one EPA sample each, above the limits EPA set in 2024 (not a violation: the limits are judged on a yearly average, due 2029); the lead 90th-percentile result was 0.6 µg/L against the 15 µg/L action level. EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) (PWSID FL1170525) has a Purity Score of 56/100 (confidence: moderate), assessed at the water-system level and computed only from contaminants that were measured. Water can change in your own pipes, so a certified test is the only way to know what comes out of your tap. What we found →
EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) (PWS ID FL1170525) is the public water system on record for Emerald Coast (ecua), Florida, serving about 242,172 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding. Water utility →
Groundwater (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS). Water utility →
Yes. In EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023-04-17 to 2024-09-04), PFOS was measured at 35.7 ng/L in one EPA sample, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024, PFOA was measured at 25.8 ng/L in one EPA sample, above the 4 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024, PFHxS was measured at 55.3 ng/L in one EPA sample, above the 10 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024 and PFNA was measured at 16.2 ng/L in one EPA sample, above the 10 ng/L limit EPA set in 2024. EPA's 2024 limits are judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet them, so a single sample is not a violation. PFBS (16 ng/L, below the 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory) and PFHxA (111 ng/L, below the 400,000 ng/L state limit) were also detected. 4:2 FTS (7.6 ng/L), 6:2 FTS (220.1 ng/L), PFBA (40.7 ng/L), PFHpA (37.8 ng/L), PFPeA (138.9 ng/L) and PFPeS (11 ng/L) were also detected; they have no federal or state limit. Reverse osmosis and filters certified to NSF/ANSI 53 for PFOA/PFOS reduce them at the tap. What we found →
EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA)'s most recent lead 90th-percentile result (2023) was 0.6 µg/L, below the 15 µg/L action level. That figure comes from sampled homes; lead usually enters from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink. Your household →
PurityMap's current record for Emerald Coast (ecua) holds 31 findings: 4 above a reference, 3 detected within the reference, 6 detected with no limit and 18 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass. Records →
UCMR5 Analytical Results
UCMR5 Analytical Results: EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) (FL1170525)
US EPA
State SDWIS Compliance Record
Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile: EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) (FL1170525)
US EPA SDWIS
Methodology: how we analyze water. Prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by the PurityMap Editorial Team before publication.
EPA SDWIS, EPA UCMR 5 and utility reports, each dated and linked.
Units converted to one basis; a non-detect kept distinct from zero.
Each result tagged by reference type: MCL, action level, screening level or aesthetic.
Every value sits against its own reference, never a blended one.
Measured subjects summarised at the water-system level; an open health-based violation caps the score.
Treatment is matched to what was found; a product is called certified only when its current certification names it.
What the Purity Score means: a summary of this water system’s published record, capped while a health-based violation is open. It is not a test of any tap. EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY (ECUA) · PWSID FL1170525 · Purity Score 56/100 (Fair) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
Full methodology →Start with the hot-or-cold tap check. Where Emerald Coast Utilities Authority reported something related, it's shown below.
Lead at Emerald Coast Utilities Authority: 0.6 µg/L (90th percentile, 2023 monitoring period). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.