Ferry Pass Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Ferry Pass, Florida, in Escambia County — a major northwest Florida Pensacola suburban community (Ferry Pass is a significant Escambia County unincorporated community — a northeast Pensacola suburban area in the rapidly growing Escambia County suburban belt; Ferry Pass has grown significantly as a primary bedroom community for Pensacola area military families, University of West Florida students and faculty, and Escambia County working-class and middle-class residents), a diverse Escambia County community with a significant military and veteran (Naval Air Station Pensacola is a major employer in Escambia County), working-class, and suburban family population, home of the University of West Florida (UWF — a regional comprehensive university with strong programs in business, education, and health sciences), adjacent to Brent and Bellview in the northeast Escambia County suburban corridor, and one of the most growing northeast Pensacola suburban communities — draws its municipal water supply via the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority. Water hardness in Ferry Pass measures 206 mg/L — classified as hard.

Ferry Pass's hard supply reflects the northwest Florida Escambia County Floridan Aquifer's calcareous limestone character. The Floridan Aquifer at Ferry Pass–Escambia County draws from the Eocene Avon Park Formation (calcareous marine carbonate). ECUA applies limited softening, producing the hard 206 mg/L.

At 206 mg/L, Ferry Pass residents face regular hard water challenges. Monthly descaling and water softeners are recommended. Emerald Coast Utilities Authority consistently delivers water meeting all Florida DEP and EPA Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.