Alabama tap water quality
502 community water systems serving 6.4 million people.
Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it
56
systems with PFAS above a federal limit
1.4 million
people served by them
307
systems EPA tested for PFAS
0
systems above the lead action level
PFAS: EPA's 2023–2025 testing. Lead: results from the last five years. 6 more systems have no recent lead results in EPA's database.
Water systems with PFAS above the federal limit
Based on EPA's UCMR 5 results (2023–2025) compared to the April 2024 limits, the way EPA compares them. Systems have until 2029 to comply. Largest first.
- Huntsville Utilities Water Dept.310,107 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOS above limitAlso: PFOA detected
- City of Florence Water Department77,766 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Auburn Water Works Board74,292 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limit
- City of Fairhope59,850 people · Groundwater · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Opelika Water Works Board56,520 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violation
- Harvest-Monrovia Water, Sewer & Fire Protection, Inc.51,915 people · Groundwater under influence of surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS detected
- Northeast Alabama Water Sewer and Fire Protection District47,070 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS detected
- Prattville Water Works Board46,614 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Gadsden Water Works & Sewer Board44,637 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · PFHxS detected
- City of Alabaster Water Department40,986 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violation · PFHxS detected
- Shelby County Commission-Water Services40,101 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · PFHxS detected
- City of Pelham38,703 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Smiths Water & Sewer Authority33,555 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Oxford Water Works & Sewer Board31,239 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOS above limitAlso: PFHxS detected · 1 health-based violation since 2016
- Albertville Municipal Utilities Board29,367 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS detected
- North Baldwin Utilities28,713 people · Groundwater · AlabamaPFOS above limitAlso: PFHxS detected
- Muscle Shoals Utility Board22,467 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- City of Talladega Water & Sewer Dept20,250 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOS above limitAlso: PFHxS detected
- City of Pell City17,586 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS detected
- Tuscumbia Water Works16,539 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOS above limitAlso: PFOA detected · PFHxS detected
- West Lauderdale County, Water & Fire Protection Authority15,681 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Boaz Water & Sewer Board15,138 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS detected
- Loachapoka Water Authority14,964 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFHxS detected
- Sheffield Utilities, City of Sheffield13,758 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Clanton Water Works & Sewer Board13,500 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · PFHxS detected
- Colbert County Rural Water System13,449 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · PFHxS detected
- Holtville Water System12,600 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Southside Water Works and Sewer Board12,327 people · Groundwater · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Tri Community Water System11,832 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Jackson Water Works & Sewer Board11,715 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOS above limit
And 20 more in the full list of Alabama utilities below.
Alabama PFAS report: chart, rankings and data to download →
Largest water systems in Alabama
- Central Alabama Water653,322 people · Surface water · AlabamaNo PFAS above limits
- Huntsville Utilities Water Dept.310,107 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOS above limitAlso: PFOA detected
- Mobile Board of Water & Sewer Commission279,000 people · Surface water · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violation
- Montgomery Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Board276,000 people · Surface water · AlabamaNo PFAS above limits
- Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer166,524 people · Surface water · AlabamaHaloacetic acids (HAA5) violation
- Madison County Water Department119,100 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOS detected
- City of Dothan Utilities97,146 people · Groundwater · AlabamaNo PFAS above limits
- Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority90,900 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA detectedAlso: PFOS detected · PFHxS detected
- Bessemer Water Service86,091 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOS detected
- City of Florence Water Department77,766 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Decatur Municipal Utilities Board77,103 people · Surface water · AlabamaNo PFAS above limits
- Auburn Water Works Board74,292 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limit
- City of Fairhope59,850 people · Groundwater · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit
- Cullman County Water Department57,006 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaNo PFAS above limits
- Anniston Water Works & Sewer Board56,865 people · Surface water · AlabamaNo PFAS above limits
Alabama cities and towns
- Alabaster
- Athens
- Auburn
- Birmingham
- Daphne
- Decatur
- Dothan
- Enterprise
- Fairhope
- Florence
- Foley
- Gadsden
- Huntsville
- Madison
- Mobile
- Montgomery
- Northport
- Opelika
- Pelham
- Phenix City
- Prattville
- Trussville
- Tuscaloosa
Most health-based violations since 2016
- DeKalb-Jackson Water Supply District32,421 people · Surface water · AlabamaHaloacetic acids (HAA5) violationsAlso: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Cwm Water Authority1,749 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaHaloacetic acids (HAA5) violationsAlso: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Tuskegee Utilities Board12,900 people · Surface water · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: PFOA detected
- Prichard Water Works Board29,190 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Glen Allen Water Department1,500 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Gilbertown Utilities Board8,157 people · Groundwater · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: Lithium above screening level
- Double Springs, Town of Water & Sewer Board6,075 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Sweet Water Water Works & Sewer Board465 people · Groundwater · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Jackson County Water Authority7,968 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- North Clarke Water Authority984 people · Purchased groundwater · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Star-Mindingall Water Authority1,962 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaHaloacetic acids (HAA5) violationsAlso: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violation
- Butler County Water Authority14,052 people · Groundwater · AlabamaTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM) violationsAlso: Lithium above screening level
- Thomasville Water Works & Sewer Board6,897 people · Surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Holtville Water System12,600 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaPFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) violations
- Marion County Public Water Authority3,660 people · Purchased surface water · AlabamaHaloacetic acids (HAA5) violations
All Alabama utilities on this site
Every Alabama system serving 50,000+ people or with PFAS above a federal limit, A to Z. Download all 502 systems as CSV.
- Albertville Municipal Utilities Board
- Anniston Water Works & Sewer Board
- Ardmore Water System
- Auburn Water Works Board
- Bessemer Water Service
- Beulah Utilities District
- Boaz Water & Sewer Board
- Central Alabama Water
- Childersburg Water & Sewer Board
- City of Alabaster Water Department
- City of Dothan Utilities
- City of Fairhope
- City of Florence Water Department
- City of Pelham
- City of Pell City
- City of Talladega Water & Sewer Dept
- City of Weaver
- Clanton Water Works & Sewer Board
- Colbert County Rural Water System
- Collinsville Water Works
- Cullman County Water Department
- Decatur Municipal Utilities Board
- Foley Utilities Board
- Gadsden Water Works & Sewer Board
- Grand Bay Water Works Board
- Greenhill Water & Fire Protection Authority
- Grove Hill Water Works
- Harvest-Monrovia Water, Sewer & Fire Protection, Inc.
- Hawk Pride Mt Water System
- Highland Water Authority
- Holtville Water System
- Huntsville Utilities Water Dept.
- Irondale Water System
- Jackson Water Works & Sewer Board
- Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority
- Littleville Water Works
- Loachapoka Water Authority
- Madison County Water Department
- Madison W & Water Works Board
- Marbury Water System, Inc.
- Millbrook Utilities
- Mobile Board of Water & Sewer Commission
- Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board
- Montgomery Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Board
- Muscle Shoals Utility Board
- North Baldwin Utilities
- Northeast Alabama Water Sewer and Fire Protection District
- Northeast Etowah County Water Company – Op
- Opelika Water Works Board
- Oxford Water Works & Sewer Board
- Prattville Water Works Board
- Rogersville Water Works & Sewer Board
- Sheffield Utilities, City of Sheffield
- Shelby County Commission-Water Services
- Smiths Water & Sewer Authority
- South Marengo County Water & Fire Protection Authority
- Southside Water Works and Sewer Board
- Spring Valley Water Authority
- Sterrett-Vandiver Water System, Inc.
- Stevenson Utilities Board
- Thomasville Water Works & Sewer Board
- Town of Pine Hill
- Tri Community Water System
- Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer
- Tuscumbia Water Works
- West Etowah Water & Fire Protection Authority
- West Lauderdale County, Water & Fire Protection Authority
- Wetumpka Water Works & Sewer Board
- Wilcox County Water and Sewer District
Questions
Does Alabama tap water have PFAS?
EPA tested 307 community water systems in Alabama for 29 PFAS between 2023 and 2025. 83 had at least one regulated PFAS detected, and 56 had an entry-point average above a 2024 federal limit. Those 56 systems serve about 1.4 million people (22% of people on community water in Alabama). Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.
How many Alabama water systems have violations?
80 systems in Alabama had at least one health-based violation since 2016 (213 violations in total). 84 violations are currently listed as unaddressed.
Which Alabama water systems are over the lead action level?
0 systems had a lead 90th percentile above the 15 ppb action level in their most recent results from the last five years. Another 6 systems have no lead results in EPA's database from the last five years. Lead depends on each home's pipes, so a test of your own tap is the only way to know your level.
Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.