Public water system record
City of Freeport
Serves Freeport, Walton County, FL · 12,020 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Freeport 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
- 0
Key facts
- City of Freeport draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2008.
- Record on file since 1986, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,813 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for City of Freeport go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Freeport in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Freeport draws water from 7 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Freeport. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Freeport.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Regional Utilities Water System Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Annual water quality report
City of Freeport 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