Okaloosa County Water Quality: 4 Cities Ranked by the Records

Name: Okaloosa County Water Quality Data (2026)
Creator: PurityMap
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Okaloosa County, Florida: 4 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.

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Across the county's systems

Highest result for each contaminant

One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.

LithiumDetected in 2 systems of 4 tested10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest22.9 µg/L

DESTIN WATER USERS, INC.22.9 µg/LSample date: 2024-02-13 to 2025-09-09
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF19.6 µg/LSample date: 2024-11-13 to 2025-05-20
CRESTVIEW, CITY OF WATER DEPT.Not detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-12-16 to 2025-06-09
NICEVILLE, CITY OFNot detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-12-13 to 2024-06-12

Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 4 systems15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest4.6 µg/L

NICEVILLE, CITY OF4.6 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023
DESTIN WATER USERS, INC.2.2 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF1.7 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023
CRESTVIEW, CITY OF WATER DEPT.1.3 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2023

29 PFAS tested, none detected in any systemShow

Tested in these 4 systems: CRESTVIEW, CITY OF WATER DEPT., DESTIN WATER USERS, INC., FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF, NICEVILLE, CITY OF

11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)

4 cities

Cities ranked by the records

1
CrestviewCRESTVIEW, CITY OF WATER DEPT.
No PFAS detectedLead below action level
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2
Fort Walton BeachFORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF
No PFAS detectedLead below action level
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3
DestinDESTIN WATER USERS, INC.
No PFAS detectedLead below action level
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4
NicevilleNICEVILLE, CITY OF
No PFAS detectedLead below action level
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Showing 4 of 4 cities · scores are system-level, not tap tests

Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.

PFAS in Okaloosa CountyPFAS detected in 0 of 4 cities; none had a sample above a 2024 EPA limit

4.0 ng/L federal MCL · PFOS, ng/LPFAS in Florida

Lead

0of 4 cities above the 15 µg/L action level

Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.

Lead in Florida

Who supplies the county

Largest water systems

CrestviewCRESTVIEW, CITY OF WATER DEPT. · FL1460182
34,789 served
DestinDESTIN WATER USERS, INC. · FL1460202
31,752 served
Fort Walton BeachFORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF · FL1460144
24,113 served
NicevilleNICEVILLE, CITY OF · FL1460147
22,243 served

Questions

Frequently asked

How does Okaloosa County tap water compare across cities?

PurityMap ranks 4 cities in Okaloosa County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Crestview's main water system: CRESTVIEW, CITY OF WATER DEPT. · PWSID FL1460182 · Purity Score 99 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.

How many Okaloosa County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?

None of the 4 Okaloosa County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 0.

Is there lead in Okaloosa County tap water?

Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 4 of 4 Okaloosa County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.

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