Is there PFAS in North Baldwin Utilities water?

Some. At least one sample reached an EPA limit, but the average at every sampling point stayed below it.

North Baldwin Utilities is a public water system drawing on groundwater, based in Bay Minette, Alabama, serving about 28,713 people, including Bay Minette, Little River, Stapleton. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 14 times across 1 sampling point between Nov 2023 and May 2024.

Every PFAS detected

Not detected: 9Cl-PF3ONS, PFMPA, PFBS, 8:2 FTS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, PFBA, ADONA, PFHxA, 11Cl-PF3OUdS, PFPeA, PFDoA, PFTA, HFPO-DA, NMeFOSAA, PFUnA, PFHpA, PFNA, PFMBA, PFOA, PFDA, NEtFOSAA, PFTrDA, PFHpS, PFPeS, NFDHA, PFEESA.

Lithium, tested in the same program: not detected.

What the EPA limits mean here

In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits of 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt each for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX, and a hazard index of 1 for mixtures. Utilities were given until 2029 to comply. In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping only the PFOA and PFOS limits and moving that deadline to 2031. Until that proposal is final, the 2024 limits stand.

Compliance is judged on a running annual average at each entry point, so we show the average at this system's worst sampling point next to its single highest result. UCMR 5 results do not by themselves put a utility in or out of compliance.

What you can do at home

Two routes work for PFAS. For drinking and cooking water only, a reverse osmosis system certified to NSF/ANSI 58 with a PFOA/PFOS reduction claim is the cheapest proven option. To treat every tap and shower, a whole-house carbon system with enough contact time works, but check that the maker has PFAS test data, not just a marketing claim. See the best filters for PFAS and how PFAS removal works.

Other systems in Alabama

• Jasper Water Works and Sewer Board none detected
• Prichard Water Works Board none detected
• Albertville Utilities Board above an EPA limit
• Chilton Water Authority none detected
• West Morgan-east Lawrence Water Authorit none detected
• Calera Water Works none detected

All 307 tested systems in Alabama

ZIP codes served

36507 36550 36578

As reported by the utility to EPA. Neighbouring ZIPs are often split between systems; your water bill names yours.

Cite this page

Well & Tap. "PFAS in North Baldwin Utilities water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID AL0000023. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/alabama/north-baldwin-utilities/

About this data

Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID AL0000023). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.