Gonzalez Utilities Association, Inc., FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5 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.
Who runs the water here
Gonzalez Utilities Association, Inc. serves about 6,668 people through 1,905 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Escambia County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL1170302; phone on file: 850-968-5434. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 4.5 ppb from 0.5 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Gonzalez Utilities Association, Inc. is 15 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 ppb |
| 2020 | 0.5 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.5 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 15 ppb over 10 |
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. Gonzalez Utilities Association, Inc.'s 5 ppb sits at the 92nd percentile in Florida and the 91st nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
11 other systems share Escambia County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Gonzalez Utilities Association, Inc.. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) | 242,172 | 0.6 ppb |
| Peoples Water Service Company | 24,806 | 9 ppb |
| Nas Pensacola / Corry Station | 22,600 | 2.8 ppb |
| University Of West Florida | 13,285 | 2.1 ppb |
| Farm Hill Utilities, Inc. | 10,346 | 2.1 ppb |
| Molino Utilities, Inc. | 8,845 | 0.3 ppb |
| Cottage Hill Water Works | 6,737 | 3.7 ppb |
| Erec Water System | 4,238 | 1 ppb |
| Century, Town Of | 3,490 | 0.4 ppb |
| Central Water Works | 2,560 | 1.2 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Cantonment, 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 Gonzalez Utilities Association, Inc. whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1400 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.