Is ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 23,503 people through 8,091 service connections.
ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM ranks 3,191th by violation burden (75th percentile) - 13 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
How ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM compares within FL
ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM's 6 health-based violations sit above the FL average of 4.5, across 482 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM is from 2017-01-10 (health-based: 2015-01-09). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and ATLANTIC BEACH WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,191th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.