Safest Drinking Water in Florida 2026
Florida has 5 public water systems serving 1,759,036 people. The safest system is Tallahassee, City Of in Tallahassee with a score of 97/100.
Top 5 Water Systems in Florida
| # | Water System | City | Pop. Served | Source | Violations | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallahassee, City Of | Tallahassee | 200,480 | Ground water | 0 | A (97) |
| 2 | Jea Major Grid | Jacksonville | 826,664 | Ground water | 0 | B (89) |
| 3 | Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ecua) | Pensacola | 242,172 | Ground water | 0 | B (82) |
| 4 | Gru - Murphree Wtp | Gainesville | 195,681 | Ground water | 0 | C (72) |
| 5 | Cocoa, City Of | Cocoa | 294,039 | Surface water | 1 | C (70) |
Water quality data for Florida is sourced from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), which tracks compliance for all public water systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tallahassee, City Of in Tallahassee has the highest Water Safety Score in Florida at 97/100 (Grade A), serving 200,480 people.
Florida has 5 public water systems serving 1,759,036 people. The average Water Safety Score is 82/100.
The Water Safety Score (0-100) is based on health violations (40%), contaminant exceedances (30%), enforcement history (20%), and monitoring violations (10%). Higher scores mean cleaner, safer water.
Water Safety Score: health violations (40%), contaminant exceedances (30%), enforcement history (20%), monitoring violations (10%).
The this entity category groups every U.S. public drinking-water safety entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Source: EPA Ground Water and Drinking Water, 2026.