Public water system record
Bay County Water System
Serves an area of Bay County, FL that includes Panama City, Cedar Grove and Southport · 40,848 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Bay County Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Bay County Water System draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Florida, December 2008.
- Record on file since 1987, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 13,180 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for Bay County Water System go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began December 2008, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Florida regulators issued 3 boil water orders to Bay County Water System in 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2008 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 5, 2008 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 22, 2008 | Florida | Boil water order | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Bay County Water System draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 7 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Bay County Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Callaway, City of Water System Callaway, FL
- City of Mexico Beach Mexico Beach, FL
- City of Panama City Beach Panama City Beach, FL
- City of Springfield Springfield, FL
- Lynn Haven, City of Water System Lynn Haven, FL
- Panama City Water System Panama City, FL
- Parker, City of Water System Parker, FL
Annual water quality report
Bay County Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Florida.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells