Destin Water Users, Inc., FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.2 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.
Destin Water Users, Inc. at a glance
Destin Water Users, Inc. serves about 31,752 people through 9,072 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Okaloosa County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL1460202; phone on file: 850-837-6146. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2020 (2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Destin Water Users, Inc. is 2.5 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.2 ppb |
| 2020 | 2 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.5 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. Destin Water Users, Inc.'s 2.2 ppb sits at the 75th percentile in Florida and the 75th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
20 other systems share Okaloosa County; 11 of them have a higher latest lead result than Destin Water Users, Inc.. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Okaloosa Co.Wtr.; Swr.System | 80,295 | 2.6 ppb |
| Crestview, City Of Water Dept. | 34,789 | 1.3 ppb |
| Fort Walton Beach, City Of | 24,113 | 1.7 ppb |
| Auburn Water System | 22,903 | 1.7 ppb |
| Niceville, City Of | 22,243 | 4.6 ppb |
| Okaloosa County Bluewater Bay-Raintree | 17,592 | 1.6 ppb |
| Hurlburt Field Water System | 10,006 | 6.3 ppb |
| Okaloosa County Mid System (Crestview) | 7,593 | 3 ppb |
| Valparaiso, City Of | 5,722 | 3.3 ppb |
| Eglin Main | 4,169 | 9.2 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Destin, 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 Destin Water Users, Inc. 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.