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Gulf County Water Department

Serves an area of Gulf County, FL that includes Port St. Joe · 6,287 people served

Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Gulf County Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • FL1230848
  • PORT ST. JOE
  • FL
  • 6,287 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 32456
EPA system ID FL1230848

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
10
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
3
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Gulf County Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 114.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Florida, July 2018.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,562 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63.925 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 96 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97.55 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91.98 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86.61 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 111.575 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 114.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.38 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 113.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2015 Active

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Gulf County Water Department go back to 2003. 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
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 5 0
2020s 5 7

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2015, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2012 Archived

Enforcement actions

Florida regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Gulf County Water Department between 2007 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 9, 2018 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Apr 12, 2011 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Apr 5, 2011 Florida Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 8, 2007 Florida Signed compliance agreement 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

8 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Gulf County Water Department draws water from 4 wells. It also has an interim connection to City of Port St. Joe.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Gulf County Water Department 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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.

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