Pensacola, FL Tap Water Quality Report
Last updated November 2026. Here is what testing has found in Pensacola, Florida tap water, compared with health-based goals (not just the legal limits, which can be much higher). Your exact address may be served by a different system, so check your ZIP code free.
The contaminants furthest above health goals in Pensacola tap water are Arsenic, Chromium-6 and Total trihalomethanes (TTHM).
What these contaminants are
- Arsenic: A naturally occurring metal. Long-term exposure is linked to skin, bladder and lung cancer.
- Chromium-6: The carcinogen made famous by Erin Brockovich. From industrial pollution and natural deposits.
- Total trihalomethanes (TTHM): Disinfection byproducts that form when chlorine reacts with organic matter. Long-term exposure is linked to bladder cancer and liver and kidney effects.
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA)
Serves about 242,172 people from groundwater (Sand-and-Gravel Aquifer). Public water system ID FL1170525.
16 contaminants detected in recent testing, 5 of them above the health-based goals we compare against.
| Contaminant | Average detected | Health goal | Times the goal | Legal limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic | 0.111 ppb | 0.004 ppb | 28× | 10.0 ppb | 2017 |
| Chromium-6 | 0.166 ppb | 0.02 ppb | 8.3× | 10.0 ppb | 2015 |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 4.27 ppb | 1.00 ppb | 4.3× | 80.0 ppb | 2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) | 0.215 ppb | 0.06 ppb | 3.6× | 5.00 ppb | 2019 |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 1.04 ppb | 1.00 ppb | 1.0× | 60.0 ppb | 2019 |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) | 0.626 ppb | 1.00 ppb | below | none | 2018 |
| Fluoride | 356 ppb | 1,000 ppb | below | 4,000 ppb | 2017 |
| Manganese | 8.95 ppb | 50.0 ppb | below | none | 2019 |
| Nitrate | 1,610 ppb | 10,000 ppb | below | 10,000 ppb | 2019 |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 0.0513 ppb | 0.35 ppb | below | none | 2015 |
| Chlorate | 11.3 ppb | 210 ppb | below | none | 2015 |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | 0.0572 ppb | 1.70 ppb | below | 5.00 ppb | 2019 |
| Selenium | 0.545 ppb | 30.0 ppb | below | 50.0 ppb | 2017 |
| Strontium | 23.8 ppb | 1,500 ppb | below | none | 2015 |
| Barium | 27.0 ppb | 2,000 ppb | below | 2,000 ppb | 2017 |
| Mercury | 0.0018 ppb | 1.20 ppb | below | 2.00 ppb | 2017 |
Tested and not detected: Antimony, Atrazine, Benzene, Cadmium, Carbon tetrachloride, DBCP, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Ethylene dibromide (EDB), Nitrite, 1,2,3-Trichloropropane, Thallium, Vinyl chloride.
How to filter Pensacola tap water
- Chlorine and its byproducts in the shower: a 15-stage filtered shower head or universal shower filter is designed to reduce chlorine and chlorine odor where hot water turns it into steam.
- Drinking and cooking water: the 8L stainless steel gravity filter uses carbon filters, needs no plumbing or electricity, and keeps working through Florida storm outages.
- Fluoride: add post-treat fluoride filters to the gravity system.
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About this data
Results come from testing and annual water quality reports that utilities file with the EPA and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, compiled in our free water check. Health goals are the stricter of EPA health goals or California public health goals; legal limits are EPA maximum contaminant levels or action levels. Water quality can change between the treatment plant and your home, so these figures are a guide, not a test of your own tap.
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