Bay County Water System, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.7 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Bay County Water System at a glance
Bay County Water System serves about 40,848 people through 13,616 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Bay County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL1030050; phone on file: 850-248-5010. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2020 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Bay County Water System is 1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2020 | 1 ppb |
| 2017 | 0.7 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,481 Florida systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 85 have gone over at some point. Bay County Water System's 0.7 ppb sits at the 39th percentile in Florida and the 47th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
8 other systems share Bay County; 8 of them have a higher latest lead result than Bay County Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Panama City Beach City Of | 67,205 | 3.5 ppb |
| Panama City Water System | 34,345 | 1 ppb |
| Lynn Haven, City Of Water System | 23,380 | 4.4 ppb |
| Callaway, City Of Water System | 20,520 | 1.7 ppb |
| Springfield, City Of | 8,075 | 1 ppb |
| Mexico Beach, City Of | 5,888 | 1 ppb |
| Parker, City Of Water System | 4,358 | 1.7 ppb |
| Deer Haven Park | 68 | 1.7 ppb |
Next steps for Panama City, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Panama City, FL may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Bay County Water System whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.