Public water system · FL1170552
ActiveBluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground
At a glance
Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground (PWSID FL1170552) is an active transient non-community water system in Escambia County, Florida. It reports serving 200 people through 41 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
41
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground compare with other water systems in Escambia County?
By EPA's size categories, Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). 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 less than 0.1% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground is about 39% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Florida has 2,777 active transient non-community water systems, 53% 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 Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground?
EPA lists Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground 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 Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between September 1992 and January 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 1992-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground?
Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground (PWSID FL1170552) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground serve?
Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground reports serving 200 people through 41 service connections in Escambia County, Florida.
Where does Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground 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 Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground is a 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, “Bluff Springs (R.L.D.S.) Campground, PWSID FL1170552, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/bluff-springs-r-l-d-s-campground-fl1170552 (data as of October 1, 2026).