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City of Port St. Joe

Serves an area of Gulf County, FL that includes Port St. Joe · 12,493 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of Port St. Joe in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • FL1230545
  • PORT ST JOE
  • FL
  • 12,493 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 32457
EPA system ID FL1230545

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • City of Port St. Joe draws water from 10 wells and 2 surface water intakes (6 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, February 2011.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,181 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.

None since October 2016.

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, 2015 Active

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for City of Port St. Joe go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (11 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 9 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2010, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90.36 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 103.65 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.15 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81.49 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81.69 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.35 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.06 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87.85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83.75 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88.55 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2003 Archived

Enforcement actions

Florida regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Port St. Joe in 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2011.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 18, 2011 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 10 violations (10 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

City of Port St. Joe draws water from 10 wells and 2 surface water intakes (6 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other public water system has an interim connection to City of Port St. Joe.

Annual water quality report

City of Port St. Joe 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.

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