Water Utility

Okaloosa County Water & Sewer System

Location Fort Walton Beach, Florida,
FL
Serves 85,169
Source Groundwater
PWS ID FL1460506

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 2.65 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
27x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 8.77 ppb No Legal Limit
146x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 16 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
107x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 0.00444 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.35 ppb
This Utility: 3.83 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
600 ppb
This Utility: 89.6 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.0487 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.00583 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb
This Utility: 0.827 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 0.08 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 17.5 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 0.86 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 0.719 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
40 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.0105 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppm
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppm
This Utility: 0.792 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 3 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+1 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 3 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+11 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Other Contaminants Detected
1,4-Dioxane
Aluminum
Barium
Carbon tetrachloride
Chromium (hexavalent)*
Fluoride
Germanium
Lithium
Manganese
Molybdenum
Nitrate
Strontium*

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