Is there PFAS in Wetumpka Water Works & Sewer Board water?

Yes. EPA's final UCMR 5 results show Wetumpka Water Works & Sewer Board averaged 8.6 ppt of PFOS at its worst sampling point, 2.1 times the EPA limit of 4 ppt.

Wetumpka Water Works & Sewer Board is a public water system drawing on surface water, based in Wetumpka, Alabama, serving about 10,137 people. Under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule it was tested for 29 PFAS and lithium 12 times across 2 sampling points between Jan 2024 and Oct 2024.

Every PFAS detected

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

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

• Spanish Fort Water System none detected
• Loxley (town Of) none detected
• Irondale Water System above an EPA limit
• Daleville Water & Sewer Board none detected
• Opp Utilities Board none detected
• St. Elmo-irvington Water Authority 1 PFAS detected

All 307 tested systems in Alabama

ZIP codes served

36092

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 Wetumpka Water Works & Sewer Board water: EPA UCMR 5 results." Data: U.S. EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final release August 2026, PWSID AL0000551. https://wellandtap.com/pfas/alabama/wetumpka-water-works-and-sewer-board/

About this data

Source: U.S. EPA, UCMR 5 occurrence data, final release August 2026 (PWSID AL0000551). Population: EPA SDWIS. Averages count results below the reporting level as zero, the same convention EPA uses for running annual averages. Full method.