Public water system · FL1170909
ActiveWest Fraser Lumber Mill
At a glance
West Fraser Lumber Mill (PWSID FL1170909) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Escambia County, Florida. It reports serving 140 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
140
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does West Fraser Lumber Mill compare with other water systems in Escambia County?
By EPA's size categories, West Fraser Lumber Mill 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so West Fraser Lumber Mill is well below 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 West Fraser Lumber Mill?
EPA lists West Fraser Lumber Mill 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 West Fraser Lumber Mill have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between June 2008 and July 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, E. coli, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic acids (HAA5). EPA lists 5 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2022-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2019-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2019-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2008-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
West Fraser Lumber Mill: frequently asked questions
Who runs West Fraser Lumber Mill?
West Fraser Lumber Mill (PWSID FL1170909) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does West Fraser Lumber Mill serve?
West Fraser Lumber Mill reports serving 140 people through 6 service connections in Escambia County, Florida.
Where does West Fraser Lumber Mill 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 West Fraser Lumber Mill have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 West Fraser Lumber Mill'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find West Fraser Lumber Mill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. West Fraser Lumber Mill 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, “West Fraser Lumber Mill, PWSID FL1170909, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/west-fraser-lumber-mill-fl1170909 (data as of October 1, 2026).