Public water system · FL1170477
ActiveAscend Performance Materials (Solutia)
At a glance
Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) (PWSID FL1170477) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Escambia County, Florida. It reports serving 920 people through 69 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
920
Service connections
69
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) compare with other water systems in Escambia County?
By EPA's size categories, Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Escambia County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 21,819 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 349,110 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) is about twice that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Florida has 780 active non-transient non-community water systems, 15% of the state's 5,197 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,996 Florida systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia)?
EPA lists Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) as privately owned. The FL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 16 active systems in Escambia County (38%) are also privately owned.
Does Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between July 1986 and January 2020. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 2 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Oxamylcode 2036 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbofurancode 2046 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1986-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia): frequently asked questions
Who runs Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia)?
Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) (PWSID FL1170477) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) serve?
Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) reports serving 920 people through 69 service connections in Escambia County, Florida.
Where does Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia)'s water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia) is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Escambia County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) | Escambia | 242,172 | Community | Groundwater |
| Peoples Water Service Company | Escambia | 24,806 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nas Pensacola / Corry Station | Escambia | 22,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| University of West Florida | Escambia | 13,285 | Community | Groundwater |
| Farm Hill Utilities, Inc.. | Escambia | 10,346 | Community | Groundwater |
| Molino Utilities, Inc.. | Escambia | 8,845 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Ascend Performance Materials (Solutia), PWSID FL1170477, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/ascend-performance-materials-solutia-fl1170477 (data as of October 1, 2026).