PFAS in Alabama drinking water
EPA's final UCMR 5 data covers 307 public water systems in Alabama, serving about 6.0 million people. PFAS turned up in 117 of them (38%). 54 averaged above at least one EPA limit at a sampling point, affecting about 1.0 million people.
Highest PFOA and PFOS averages among systems serving 1,000 or more: Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board (23.5 / 22.7 ppt), Shelby County Water System (23.0 / 21.7 ppt), Clanton Water Department (19.5 / 21.5 ppt), Sterrett-vandiver Water System (15.8 / 19.2 ppt) and Colbert County Rural Water System (11.4 / 18.2 ppt).
Every tested system in Alabama
Largest first. PFOA and PFOS columns show the average at each system's worst sampling point; EPA's limit for each is 4 ppt. Filter by name:
| Water system | People | PFOA | PFOS | PFAS found | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Water Works Board · Birmingham | 585,000 | - | - | 5 | Below limits |
| Huntsville Utilities · Huntsville | 310,107 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6 | Sample at limit |
| Mobile Board of Water and Sewer Comm. · Mobile | 279,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Montgomery Water Works · Montgomery | 276,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer · Tuscaloosa | 166,524 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Madison County Water Department · Huntsville | 119,100 | - | 3.5 | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Dothan Utilities (city Of) · Dothan | 97,146 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Limestone County Water System · Athens | 90,900 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 7 | Above limit |
| Bessemer Water Service · Bessemer | 86,091 | - | 2.9 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Florence Water-wastewater Department · Florence | 77,766 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 5 | Above limit |
| Decatur (municipal Utilities Board Of) · Decatur | 77,103 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Auburn Water Works · Auburn | 74,292 | 11.5 | - | 2 | Above limit |
| Fairhope Water System (city Of) · Fairhope | 59,850 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2 | Sample at limit |
| Anniston Water & Sewer Board · Anniston | 56,646 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Cullman County Water Department · Cullman | 56,628 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Opelika Utilities · Opelika | 56,520 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 4 | Above limit |
| Madison Water Works & Sewer · Madison | 54,114 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Harvest-monrovia Water System · Harvest | 51,915 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Foley (utilities Board of the City Of) · Foley | 50,919 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Enterprise Water Works · Enterprise | 48,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Northeast Alabama Water System · Fort Payne | 47,070 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 7 | Above limit |
| Prattville (water Works Board Of) · Prattville | 46,614 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 7 | Above limit |
| Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board · Gadsden | 44,637 | 23.5 | 22.7 | 8 | Above limit |
| Us Army Garrison-redstone Arsenal · Redstone Arsenal | 44,472 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Athens Utilities · Athens | 43,431 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Phenix City Utilities · Phenix City | 42,267 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6 | Above limit |
| Alabaster Water Board · Alabaster | 40,986 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 8 | Above limit |
| Gulf Shores (utilities Board City Of) · Gulf Shores | 40,947 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Northport Water Works · Northport | 40,551 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Shelby County Water System · Sterrett | 40,101 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 8 | Above limit |
| Central Elmore Water Authority · Wetumpka | 39,798 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Arab Water Works Board · Arab | 39,795 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority · Theodore | 39,573 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| South Alabama Utilities Water System · Citronelle | 39,249 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Pelham Water Works · Pelham | 38,703 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 7 | Above limit |
| Warrior River Water Authority · Bessemer | 38,700 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| City of Cullman Water Works · Cullman | 36,312 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Trussville Utilities · Trussville | 36,300 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Section-dutton Water System · Rainsville | 35,259 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Smiths Water and Sewer Authority · Smiths Station | 33,555 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5 | Above limit |
| Daphne (utilities Board of the City Of) · Daphne | 33,372 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Calhoun County Water & Fire Pr Authority · Alexandria | 32,796 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Alexander City Water Department · Alexander City | 32,556 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Dekalb-jackson Water Supply District · Ider | 32,421 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Oxford Water Works & Sewer Board · Oxford | 31,239 | - | 2.2 | 2 | Sample at limit |
| West Morgan-east Lawrence Water Authorit · Decatur | 30,000 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Albertville Utilities Board · Albertville | 29,367 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 6 | Above limit |
| Prichard Water Works Board · Prichard | 29,190 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| North Baldwin Utilities · Bay Minette | 28,713 | - | 2.8 | 2 | Sample at limit |
| Jasper Water Works and Sewer Board · Jasper | 28,638 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Chilton Water Authority · Thorsby | 27,681 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Calera Water Works · Calera | 26,982 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Odenville (util Board of the Town Of) · Odenville | 26,022 | 0.3 | - | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Ne Morgan CO Water and Sewer Authority · Somerville | 25,854 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Fort Payne Water Works Board · Fort Payne | 25,107 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Sylacauga Utilities Board · Sylacauga | 24,087 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Troy Utilities (city Of) · Troy | 23,523 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Muscle Shoals Utility Board · Muscle Shoals | 22,467 | 8.3 | 14.2 | 5 | Above limit |
| Hartselle Utility Board · Hartselle | 22,233 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Scottsboro Water Works · Scottsboro | 22,200 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Selma Water Works & Sewer Board · Selma | 21,834 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Leeds Water Board · Leeds | 21,300 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Helena Utility Board · Helena | 21,300 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 7 | Sample at limit |
| City of Talladega Water and Sewer Board · Talladega | 20,250 | - | 2.4 | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Oneonta Utilities Board · Oneonta | 19,971 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ozark Utilities Board · Ozark | 19,965 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Douglas Water Authority · Douglas | 19,179 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Blount County Water · Cleveland | 19,074 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Curry Water Authority · Jasper | 18,060 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Eufaula Water Works · Eufaula | 17,970 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Orange Beach Water, Sewer and F.p.a. · Orange Beach | 17,796 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pell City Water Works · Pell City | 17,586 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 7 | Above limit |
| East Alabama Water & Fire Pro District · Valley | 17,532 | - | - | 3 | Below limits |
| V.a.w. Water System, INC · Vinemont | 17,466 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Belforest Water System · Daphne | 17,268 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 7 | Sample at limit |
| Russellville Water Works · Russellville | 17,100 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Russell County Water Authority · Phenix City | 16,923 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 6 | Sample at limit |
| Fort Rucker - American Water · Ft. Rucker | 16,774 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Carrolls Creek Water Authority · Northport | 16,248 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| West Lauderdale CO Water & Fpa · Florence | 15,681 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 6 | Above limit |
| West Lawrence Water Coop · Mt. Hope | 15,669 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| North Marshall Utilities · Grant | 15,300 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Andalusia (utilities Board Of) · Andalusia | 15,251 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Boaz Water & Sewer Board · Boaz | 15,138 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 7 | Above limit |
| Citizens Water Service, INC. · Vance | 15,096 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Loachapoka Water Authority · Loachapoka | 14,964 | 15.0 | - | 6 | Above limit |
| Tuscumbia Water Works · Tuscumbia | 14,400 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 7 | Above limit |
| Pickens County Water & F. P. Authority · Carrollton | 14,364 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Jacksonville Water Works, Gas and Sewer · Jacksonville | 14,217 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Walnut Hill Water Authority · Dadeville | 14,127 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Butler County Water Authority · Greenville | 14,052 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lincoln (city Of) · Lincoln | 13,923 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Saraland Water Service · Saraland | 13,827 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 5 | Above limit |
| Sheffield Utilities Department · Sheffield | 13,758 | 10.6 | 14.8 | 5 | Above limit |
| Elmore Water & Sewer Authority · Elmore | 13,680 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Owens Crossroads Water Authority · Owens Cross Roads | 13,569 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ft Mitchell Water System · Ft Mitchell | 13,509 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Clanton Water Department · Clanton | 13,500 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 8 | Above limit |
| Colbert County Rural Water System · Tuscumbia | 13,395 | 11.4 | 18.2 | 8 | Above limit |
| Guntersville Water Works & Sewer Board · Guntersville | 13,374 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 7 | Sample at limit |
| East Cullman Water System · Cullman | 13,284 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Robertsdale (city Of) · Robertsdale | 13,242 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Covington County Water Authority · Andalusia | 13,224 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Columbiana Water Works · Columbiana | 12,903 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Tuskegee Utilities Board · Tuskegee | 12,900 | 1.4 | - | 2 | Sample at limit |
| Perdido Bay Water, Sewer & Fpa · Elberta | 12,765 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Beauregard Water Authority · Opelika | 12,684 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Holtville Water System · Deatsville | 12,600 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 7 | Above limit |
| Rainbow City Utilities Board · Rainbow City | 12,363 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Southside Water Works · Southside | 12,327 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 7 | Above limit |
| West Escambia Utilities INC. · Atmore | 12,060 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pike County Water Authority · Troy | 12,021 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Haleyville Water Works & Sewer Board · Haleyville | 11,865 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Tri Community Water System · Millbrook | 11,832 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 7 | Above limit |
| Jackson Water Works & Sewer Board · Jackson | 11,715 | - | 5.2 | 1 | Above limit |
| Henry County Water Authority · Abbeville | 11,625 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Brewton Water Works · Brewton | 11,430 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Grand Bay Water Works Board · Grand Bay | 11,100 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 3 | Above limit |
| Cherokee County Water Authority · Centre | 11,013 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Sumter County Water Authority · Livingston | 10,983 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Montevallo Water Works & Sewer · Montevallo | 10,746 | - | 8.9 | 5 | Above limit |
| Demopolis Water Works and Sewer Board · Demopolis | 10,530 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Hamilton Water and Wastewater Department · Hamilton | 10,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Beulah Utilities District · Valley | 10,389 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 6 | Above limit |
| East Lauderdale County Water Authority · Rogersville | 10,296 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Randolph County Water & Sewer Authority · Wedowee | 10,290 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| St. Elmo-irvington Water Authority · St. Elmo | 10,284 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Opp Utilities Board · Opp | 10,266 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Spanish Fort Water System · Spanish Fort | 10,161 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Wetumpka Water Works & Sewer Board · Wetumpka | 10,137 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 7 | Above limit |
| Loxley (town Of) · Loxley | 10,104 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Irondale Water System · Irondale | 10,098 | 2.6 | 23.0 | 6 | Above limit |
| Daleville Water & Sewer Board · Daleville | 10,014 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Monroeville (water Works Bd. of City Of) · Monroeville | 9,885 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Vernon Water and Sewer Board · Vernon | 9,801 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Childersburg Water & Sewer Board · Childersburg | 9,777 | - | 14.1 | 6 | Above limit |
| Geneva Water Works · Geneva | 9,600 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Moulton Water Works Board · Moulton | 9,585 | - | 2.3 | 3 | Sample at limit |
| Hale County Water Authority · Greensboro | 9,540 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Taylor Water System · Taylor | 9,339 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Greenville Water Works · Greenville | 9,336 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Graysville Water & Sewer Board · Graysville | 9,288 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| South Bullock County Water Authority · Union Springs | 8,931 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| North Dallas Water Authority · Valley Grande | 8,838 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mitchell Water System INC · Tuscaloosa | 8,730 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Quint-mar Water Authority · Highland Home | 8,703 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Arley Water Works · Arley | 8,673 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Marbury Water System, INC. · Marbury | 8,670 | 12.4 | 16.1 | 7 | Above limit |
| Green Pond Water System · Green Pond | 8,631 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Winfield Water Works & Sewer Board · Winfield | 8,631 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Attalla Water Works Board · Attalla | 8,403 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mccall Water System INC · Brewton | 8,400 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Cleburne County Water Authority · Heflin | 8,307 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority · Florence | 8,214 | 9.2 | 15.2 | 6 | Above limit |
| Gilbertown (utilities Board of Town Of) · Gilbertown | 8,157 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Fayette Water Works Board · Fayette | 8,142 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Bayou La Batre Utilities · Bayou La Batre | 8,100 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Piedmont Utilities Board · Piedmont | 8,073 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Jackson County Water Authority · Scottsboro | 7,800 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Wedowee Water, Sewer, & Gas Board · Wedowee | 7,782 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Dale County Water Authority · Ozark | 7,779 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Autauga CO Water Authority · Prattville | 7,710 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Roanoke (the Util. Bd. of the City Of) · Roanoke | 7,575 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Tallassee Water Works · Tallassee | 7,512 | - | 1.2 | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Phil Campbell Water Works · Phil Campbell | 7,425 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Satsuma Water Works · Satsuma | 7,248 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lanett Water Works · Lanett | 7,152 | - | - | 4 | Below limits |
| Englewood-hulls Water System, INC. · Tuscaloosa | 7,077 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Bakerhill Water Authority · Bakerhill | 7,056 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Brent Utilities Board · Brent | 7,050 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Weaver Water System · Weaver | 7,050 | 4.9 | 14.5 | 4 | Above limit |
| Centre Water & Sewer Board · Centre | 7,050 | 1.3 | - | 6 | Sample at limit |
| Triana Water Works · Madison | 7,038 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Macon County Water Authority · Tuskegee | 6,951 | 1.2 | - | 2 | Sample at limit |
| West Etowah Water & Fire Pro Authority · Attalla | 6,900 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7 | Above limit |
| Thomasville Water Works & Sewer Board · Thomasville | 6,897 | 8.1 | 12.4 | 7 | Above limit |
| New London Water & Fire Pro Authority · Cropwell | 6,843 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Jacksons Gap Water Authority · Jackson's Gap | 6,813 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Huguley Water Authority · Lanett | 6,795 | - | 1.1 | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Springville Water Works · Springville | 6,468 | 1.0 | - | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Glencoe Water Works Board · Glencoe | 6,465 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Margaret Water Works · Margaret | 6,336 | - | - | 4 | Below limits |
| Parrish Water Works Board · Parrish | 6,333 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pine Bluff Water Authority · Locust Fork | 6,330 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Kushla Water District · Eight Mile | 6,294 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| New Hope Water System · New Hope | 6,231 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Coffee County Water Authority · Elba | 6,180 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Wilcox County Water Authority · Camden | 6,144 | 8.7 | 12.1 | 7 | Above limit |
| Snead Water Works · Snead | 6,111 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Wall Street Water Authority · Tallassee | 6,102 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| South Crenshaw County Water Authority · Brantley | 6,075 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Double Springs (town Of) W&s Board · Double Springs | 6,075 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Red Bay Water & Gas Board · Red Bay | 6,048 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Hanceville (the Wwsb of the City Of) · Hanceville | 6,042 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Fosters-ralph Water Authority · Ralph | 6,015 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Headland Water Works · Headland | 6,003 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Sumiton Water Works Board · Sumiton | 5,994 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mulga Water Works and Gas Department · Mulga | 5,991 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Turnerville Water & Fire Pro District · Saraland | 5,991 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Centreville Water & Sewer · Centreville | 5,985 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Cumberland Mountain Water · Scottsboro | 5,880 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Fayetteville Water Authority · Sylacauga | 5,865 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Dauphin Island Water & Sewer · Dauphin Island | 5,802 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Aliceville Water & Sewer Board · Aliceville | 5,655 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water · Piedmont | 5,616 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Hokes Bluff Water Board · Hokes Bluff | 5,536 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Spring Valley Water Authority · Tuscumbia | 5,520 | 8.6 | 14.0 | 6 | Above limit |
| Bridgeport Utilities Board · Bridgeport | 5,505 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa · Robertsdale | 5,496 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Millbrook Utilities · Millbrook | 5,451 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 7 | Above limit |
| Elba Water Works · Montgomery | 5,361 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pintlala Water System, INC. · Hope Hull | 5,343 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Sardis City Water Board · Boaz | 5,328 | 2.7 | - | 6 | Sample at limit |
| Grove Hill Water Works · Grove Hill | 5,280 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 7 | Above limit |
| Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board · Rogersville | 5,271 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 8 | Above limit |
| Joppa, Hulaco & Ryan Water Authority · Joppa | 5,220 | - | - | 2 | Below limits |
| Southwest Alabama Water Authority · Peterman | 5,196 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Franklin County Water Services Authority · Russellville | 5,166 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Old Line Water System · Jackson | 5,145 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Coker Water Authority · Coker | 5,118 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| West Autauga Water Authority · Autaugaville | 5,106 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Linden Utilities Board · Linden | 5,103 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Wattsville Water Authority · Wattsville | 5,097 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Eclectic Water Works & Sewer Board · Eclectic | 5,094 | - | 1.2 | 2 | Sample at limit |
| Stewartville Water Authority · Sylacauga | 5,067 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Evergreen Water Works · Evergreen | 4,950 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Houston County Water Authority · Dothan | 4,902 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Town of Berry Water Department · Berry | 4,887 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Chisholm Heights Water & F P Authority · Florence | 4,881 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4 | Sample at limit |
| Cedar Bluff Utilities Board · Cedar Bluff | 4,875 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Boldo Water & Fire Prot. Authority · Jasper | 4,857 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Eutaw Water Department · Eutaw | 4,764 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Talladega County Water System · Talladega | 4,749 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 7 | Above limit |
| Livingston Water Works · Livingston | 4,680 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| West Blocton Water Works · West Blocton | 4,629 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Butler Water System · Butler | 4,590 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Heflin Water Works · Heflin | 4,590 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Cook Springs Water Authority · Pell City | 4,569 | 1.0 | - | 5 | Sample at limit |
| Greensboro (utilities Bd of the City Of) · Greensboro | 4,500 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Munford Water Authority, INC. · Munford | 4,467 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Friendship Water Works · Tallassee | 4,425 | - | 1.1 | 1 | Sample at limit |
| South Marengo CO Water & Fire Pro Auth · Linden | 4,416 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 7 | Above limit |
| Moundville Water Works · Moundville | 4,404 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Bethel Water System · Wilsonville | 4,398 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Fayette CO. Water Coord. & F. P. A. · Fayette | 4,386 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Jemison Water Works · Jemison | 4,365 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Guin Water & Sewer Board · Guin | 4,350 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Northeast Etowah County Water Co-op · Gadsden | 4,275 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 8 | Above limit |
| Blountsville Utilities Board · Blountsville | 4,266 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Marion Water Department · Marion | 4,188 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Camden Water & Sewer Department · Camden | 4,170 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Dallas County Water & Sewer Authority · Selma | 4,152 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Hartford Water Works · Hartford | 4,140 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Samson Water Works · Samson | 4,128 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ashville Water and Sewer · Ashville | 4,107 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Stevenson (util. Board of the Town Of) · Stevenson | 4,101 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2 | Above limit |
| Dadeville Water Works & Sewage Board · Dadeville | 4,101 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Myrtlewood Water System · Mytrlewood | 4,095 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Dora Utilities · Dora | 4,083 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Asbury Water System · Albertville | 4,077 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 7 | Sample at limit |
| Greene County Water Authority · Eutaw | 4,062 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lafayette Water Works · Lafayette | 4,047 | - | - | 1 | Below limits |
| Hawk Pride Mt Water System · Tuscumbia | 4,035 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 6 | Above limit |
| Highland Water Authority · Gadsden | 3,963 | 14.7 | 11.1 | 8 | Above limit |
| Union Springs Util Board · Union Springs | 3,945 | 2.9 | - | 1 | Sample at limit |
| Collinsville Water Works · Collinsville | 3,945 | 15.9 | 2.9 | 5 | Above limit |
| Abbeville Water Works & Sewer Board · Abbeville | 3,933 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Luverne Water & Sewer Department · Luverne | 3,903 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ardmore Water System · Ardmore | 3,903 | 4.2 | 10.0 | 7 | Above limit |
| Cordova Water Works & Gas Board · Cordova | 3,867 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Riverside (town Of) · Riverside | 3,864 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lemoyne Water System, INC. · Axis | 3,825 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Level Plains Water System · Daleville | 3,819 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ashford Water Works · Ashford | 3,816 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| West Dallas CO Water Authority · Sardis | 3,747 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Coaling Water Authority · Coaling | 3,747 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Lowndes County Water System · Hayneville | 3,675 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Marion County Public Water Authority · Hamilton | 3,660 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Buhl, Elrod & Holman Water Authority · Buhl | 3,648 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Slocomb Water Works and Sewer Board · Slocomb | 3,630 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Gordo Wtr Gas & Sewer Board · Gordo | 3,630 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Excel Water System · Excel | 3,600 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Uniontown Utilities Board · Uniontown | 3,600 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Central Talladega County Water Authority · Alpine | 3,600 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Thorsby Water Works Board · Thorsby | 3,579 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Littleville Waterworks · Russellville | 3,576 | 3.3 | 10.1 | 5 | Above limit |
| Oakman Water Works · Oakman | 3,576 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Cottonwood Water Works · Cottonwood | 3,570 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Cleveland Water Works · Cleveland | 3,516 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| South Dallas Water Authority · Sardis | 3,504 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| North Choctaw Water & Sewer Authority · Lisman | 3,450 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| York Water System/city of York · York | 3,435 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Uriah Water System INC. · Uriah | 3,420 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Freemanville Water System · Freemanville | 3,414 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Owassa-brownsville Water Authority · Evergreen | 3,300 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Sterrett-vandiver Water System · Sterrett | 3,252 | 15.8 | 19.2 | 7 | Above limit |
| Mcintosh Water & Fire Pro Authority · Mcintosh | 3,060 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Brundidge Water Department · Brundige | 3,057 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Ashland Water & Sewer Board · Ashland | 2,925 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Clio Water Works · Clio | 2,832 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Addison Water Works · Addison | 2,622 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Pine Hill Water Department · Pine Hill | 2,361 | 7.4 | 11.0 | 7 | Above limit |
| Deer Park-vinegar Bend Water & Fpa · Deer Park | 1,467 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Tillison Bend Water Authority · Gadsden | 1,074 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Riverview Water Works · East Brewton | 903 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| Mt Andrew Water Authority · Midway | 660 | - | - | 0 | None found |
| White House Water System, INC. | - | - | 0 | None found |
On a private well in Alabama?
EPA's program only covers public systems. Private wells are never part of UCMR 5, so the only way to know is to test. Our well testing guide covers which lab tests to order, and the best well water systems covers what to install once you have results.
Cite this page
Well & Tap. "PFAS in Alabama drinking water: results for 307 systems." Data: U.S. EPA UCMR 5, final release August 2026. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/alabama/
Source: EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (August 2026); population from EPA SDWIS. Method.