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Quincy, City of W/S

Serves an area of Gadsden County, FL that includes Quincy · 10,298 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Quincy, City of W/S in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Pentachlorophenol violation.

  • FL1200551
  • QUINCY
  • FL
  • 10,298 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 32351
EPA system ID FL1200551

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Quincy, City of W/S draws water from 10 wells and 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Pentachlorophenol, 8.62 µg/L, federal limit 1 µg/L (8.6 times the limit), 2020.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,648 unknown out of 4,633 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Pentachlorophenol
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 2.155 µg/L, federal limit 1 µg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 320 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Pentachlorophenol
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 2.87 µg/L, federal limit 1 µg/L (2.9 times the limit)
 320 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Pentachlorophenol
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.62 µg/L, federal limit 1 µg/L (8.6 times the limit)
 320 Jul 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Pentachlorophenol
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.62 µg/L, federal limit 1 µg/L (8.6 times the limit)
 320 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for Quincy, City of W/S go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 14
1990s 3 1
2000s 1 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 4 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2005, Archived.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2005 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1993 Archived

What the violations mean

Pentachlorophenol

4 incidents

Test results for Pentachlorophenol were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Quincy, City of W/S draws water from 10 wells and 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Quincy, City of W/S.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Quincy, City of W/S 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

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