Pace Water System, Inc. (PWS) is a member-owned, not-for-profit corporation that was formed and began operations in 1964. The purpose of PWS is to construct, maintain, and operate a utility system to supply water, sewage, and other public services to the Pace community and other areas of Santa Rosa County. The Board of Directors governs policies for operation of the utility. This Board consists of six members who are elected from three districts within the water system. Each district elects two Board members who serve staggered 2-year terms.
Pace Property Finance Authority, Inc. (PPFA) is a county-owned, not-for-profit corporation that was formed and began operations in 1990. The Board of Directors of the PWS acts as the Board of Directors for PPFA. The purpose of PPFA is to borrow and finance the construction of the wastewater system and other utility systems as needed.
The Board conducts the business of the corporation under the corporation's bylaws, which may be changed annually at a meeting by the members. The bylaws were last modified in 2023.
Copies of the Pace Water System's or Pace Property Finance Authority's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws can be downloaded from this website.
Since the initial water system was constructed, the system has grown to over 600 miles of pipeline and over 21,000 customer connections. The system currently has 12 water wells and 8 elevated storage tanks, ranging in capacity from 300 thousand gallons to 2 million gallons. Pace Water System draws its water supply from the sand-and-gravel aquifer using 12 deep-well pumps. The wells each produce from 500 gallons per minute (gpm) to over 2,500 gpm. In 2025, PWS pumped over 1.7 billion gallons of water.
We treat our water with lime to control pH, then chlorinate it for disinfection.
Did you know that Pace Water System was not always located on 4401 Woodbine Road?
Before resting at the Woodbine location, Pace Water was on Chumuckla Highway. The boardroom was 1/3 the size of the office at Woodbine; there was just one office manager, two clerks, two servicemen, and 9 Board Members. Around 1979, the Pace Water System had about 3,000 customers. The biggest difference between locations was the size.
Due to a lack of space at the Chumuckla Highway office, Pace Water built and moved to its current location on Woodbine Road in November 1993.
Pace Water System has been blessed with great employees who have striven to provide the highest-quality drinking water and service to each of its customers.
