Regional Utilities Water System, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.7 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.
About Regional Utilities Water System
Regional Utilities Water System serves about 62,225 people through 24,890 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Walton County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL1660596; phone on file: 850-231-5114. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Regional Utilities Water System's lead record
Against the period ending 2020 (1.7 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Regional Utilities Water System is 3.9 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 3.9 ppb |
How Regional Utilities Water System 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. Regional Utilities Water System's 1.7 ppb sits at the 67th percentile in Florida and the 67th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
8 other systems share Walton County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Regional Utilities Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| South Walton Utility Company | 26,668 | 2.7 ppb |
| Defuniak Springs W/S, City Of | 12,243 | 1.9 ppb |
| Freeport, City Of | 12,020 | 0.8 ppb |
| Mossy Head Water Works, Inc. | 4,386 | 5.2 ppb |
| North Bay Water System | 3,171 | 2 ppb |
| City Of Paxton | 1,578 | 1.6 ppb |
| Argyle Water System, Inc. | 1,157 | 1.9 ppb |
| Lake Sharon Estates | 160 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Santa Rosa Beach, 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 Regional Utilities 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.