Water Quality: Sopchoppy, FL

1 water system • 12,290 people served

Some Concerns
10
Total Violations
3
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
12,290
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Sopchoppy is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 12,290 people, and has 10 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 3 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Sopchoppy's violation count is 88% below the national average for Florida. Contaminants associated with violations include Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5).

Contaminants Found

Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Haloacetic acids are associated with increased cancer risk and potential reproductive and developmental effects.

Common source: Reaction of chlorine disinfectants with organic matter in treated water

EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L (60 ppb)

Water Systems Serving Sopchoppy

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
CITY OF SOPCHOPPY FL1650612 Groundwater 12,290 10

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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