CITY WATER REPORT
Is Fort Walton Beach Tap Water Safe? 2026 Water Quality Report
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF serves Fort Walton Beach · 24,113 residents.
- Utility
- FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF
- Population served
- 24,113
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Disinfectant
- Pending utility report
- Hardness
- Pending utility report
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA): not detected (limit 4.0 ng/L).
About this score The Purity Score summarises the public records PurityMap analysed for Fort Walton Beach. It is not a laboratory test of the water at your tap.
What the record showsGreen means a contaminant was measured and is within its benchmark: a fact about that measurement, not an overall verdict. Anything not yet monitored stays unknown.
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF (EPA PWSID FL1460144) delivers groundwater to 24,113 residents. This report reflects 3 federally regulated PFAS result(s) from the 2024 UCMR5 round and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
Your water system
resolution confirmed
- FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF (serves most of the city)
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF is the primary municipal supplier for most Fort Walton Beach addresses. Confirm your supplier on your utility bill.
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF is the public system on record for this city. This identifies which utility serves the city. Confirm yours on your water bill before acting on a specific finding.
What stands out in Fort Walton Beach
Each row links to a dated measurement in the supplier profile. A missing measurement is never shown as a non-detect.
What this data doesn’t tell you
Public water-system monitoring reflects the system, not the water at an individual household tap at a given moment. Home plumbing, fixtures, storage, sampling location and timing can all change what actually reaches your glass.
The data behind this report
| Contaminant | Result | Benchmark | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF (FL1460144) |
| Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF (FL1460144) |
| Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 10 ng/L | 10.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | 2024 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF (FL1460144) |
| Lead (90th percentile) | 2 µg/L | 15 µg/L federal action level | 2002-2004 | Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile: FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF (FL1460144) |
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Result
- < 4 ng/L
- Benchmark
- 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)
- Sampled
- 2024
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Result
- < 4 ng/L
- Benchmark
- 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)
- Sampled
- 2024
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Result
- < 10 ng/L
- Benchmark
- 10.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)
- Sampled
- 2024
Lead (90th percentile)
- Result
- 2 µg/L
- Benchmark
- 15 µg/L federal action level
- Sampled
- 2002-2004
Every value is the published result from the cited public record. A reporting limit is the lowest level the method could reliably quantify; a non-detect is not a guarantee of zero.
What can you do about it?To reduce exposure to what was reported in Fort Walton Beach, these treatment technologies are relevant to the contaminants found here.
- Reverse osmosis
- NSF/ANSI 53 lead-certified filters
- Replacing lead service lines
Understand water treatment technologies, then the specific products below are matched to these findings.
Recommended solutions
NSF/ANSI 53 lead-reduction filter (optional)
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Recommended because There is no safe level of lead, and older home plumbing can add it at the tap.
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Frequently asked questions
Who provides tap water in Fort Walton Beach?
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF (PWS ID FL1460144) is the public water system on record for Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding.
Where does Fort Walton Beach get its drinking water?
Groundwater (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS).
What does the latest Fort Walton Beach water report show?
Across the tracked parameters, PurityMap's current record for Fort Walton Beach shows 0 contaminants measured above their benchmark and 4 within benchmark. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass.
Is there lead in Fort Walton Beach's tap water?
In Fort Walton Beach, lead is detected but within its action level in the published record. Lead can still enter water from household plumbing after it leaves the system, so a system result cannot rule out an individual tap. A certified home test is the only way to know yours.
Are PFAS "forever chemicals" in Fort Walton Beach's water?
PFAS compounds appear in Fort Walton Beach's published record; the findings show each one's measured state and how it compares to its benchmark.
Sources
Methodology: how we analyze water. Prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by the PurityMap Editorial Team before publication.
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- Systems published
- 1 of 1
- Latest sample on record
- 2024 (PFAS) / LCR (lead)