Jackson County Utilities No. 1, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 7.8 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2024). 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
Jackson County Utilities No. 1 serves about 2,205 people through 57 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Jackson County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL1324098; phone on file: 850-718-0437. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Jackson County Utilities No. 1's lead record
That is up 6.8 ppb from 1 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Jackson County Utilities No. 1 is 7.8 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.8 ppb |
| 2021 | 1 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.9 ppb |
How Jackson County Utilities No. 1 compares
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. Jackson County Utilities No. 1's 7.8 ppb sits at the 96th percentile in Florida and the 96th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Jackson County
15 other systems share Jackson County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Jackson County Utilities No. 1. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Marianna, City Of | 8,227 | 2 ppb |
| Graceville, City Of | 4,000 | 2.1 ppb |
| Sneads, Town Of Water System | 1,893 | 2.2 ppb |
| Apalachee Correctional Institution | 1,756 | 1 ppb |
| Jackson Correctional Institution | 1,307 | 1 ppb |
| Grand Ridge, Town Of | 978 | 2.1 ppb |
| Cottondale Water System | 861 | 1 ppb |
| Greenwood, Town Of Water System | 692 | 3.1 ppb |
| Alford, Town Of | 497 | 2.2 ppb |
| Malone, Town Of Water System | 437 | 5 ppb |
Next steps for Marianna, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Marianna, 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 Jackson County Utilities No. 1 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.