Public water system record
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua)
Serves Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Ensley and 6 more places, Escambia County, FL · 242,172 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) 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
- Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) draws water from 42 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 8,729 unknown out of 102,516 service lines.
Check whether Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began July 1997, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) draws water from 42 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 3 other community water systems buy water from Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua). 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua).
Community systems that buy water from it
- Gulf Breeze Regional Water System Gulf Breeze, FL
- Nas Saufley Field Pensacola, FL
- University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
Annual water quality report
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) 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