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PFAS in Alabama drinking water

307 Alabama public water systems tested under UCMR5. 117 detected at least one PFAS compound; 190 detected none at the reporting thresholds. Values are the highest single result per compound, in ng/L (parts per trillion). The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L.

Water systemServesHighest results (ng/L)Reading
ALABASTER WATER BOARD

AL0001148

ShelbyPFBS 85PFPeA 33PFOA 21 *PFHxA 19above final limit
ALBERTVILLE UTILITIES BOARD

AL0000933

MarshallPFOA 11 *PFBA 9.6PFHxA 5.8PFPeA 5.3above final limit
ARDMORE WATER SYSTEM

AL0001420

LimestonePFOS 12.9 *PFBA 7.2PFOA 5.9 *PFHxA 4.4above final limit
ASBURY WATER SYSTEM

AL0000935

MarshallPFBA 9.7PFOA 9.1 *PFBS 6.2PFOS 5.8 *above final limit
AUBURN WATER WORKS

AL0000804

LeePFOA 12 *PFHpA 3above final limit
BELFOREST WATER SYSTEM

AL0000025

BaldwinPFBA 7.4PFBS 5.1PFPeA 5PFOA 4.5 *above final limit
BESSEMER WATER SERVICE

AL0000737

JeffersonPFPeA 7.7PFBA 6PFOS 5.9 *PFHxA 5.7above final limit
BEULAH UTILITIES DISTRICT

AL0000180

LeePFOA 8.8 *PFBA 7.7PFOS 6.2 *PFHxA 5.1above final limit
BOAZ WATER & SEWER BOARD

AL0000936

MarshallPFOA 10 *PFBA 8PFHxA 7PFPeA 6.5above final limit
CENTRE WATER & SEWER BOARD

AL0000188

CherokeePFBS 77PFPeA 40PFBA 24.3PFHxA 18above final limit
CHILDERSBURG WATER & SEWER BOARD

AL0001228

TalladegaPFOS 15.1 *PFPeA 11.3PFHxA 7.7PFHxS 6above final limit
CHISHOLM HEIGHTS WATER & F P AUTHORITY

AL0000777

LauderdalePFOS 9.6 *PFBA 8.9PFOA 5.2 *PFBS 4.3above final limit
CLANTON WATER DEPARTMENT

AL0000213

ChiltonPFBS 85PFPeA 31PFOS 28 *PFOA 26 *above final limit
COLBERT COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM

AL0000314

ColbertPFBA 37.7PFOS 29.5 *PFOA 19.8 *PFHxA 12above final limit
COLLINSVILLE WATER WORKS

AL0000506

DeKalbPFOA 52.5 *PFHpA 6.9PFHxA 6.8PFOS 6.6 *above final limit
ECLECTIC WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD

AL0000533

ElmorePFBA 6.8PFOS 5 *above final limit
FAIRHOPE WATER SYSTEM (CITY OF)

AL0000035

BaldwinPFOS 15 *PFOA 5.7 *above final limit
FLORENCE WATER-WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT

AL0000783

LauderdalePFOS 17 *PFBA 9.7PFOA 9.7 *PFBS 5.1above final limit
FRIENDSHIP WATER WORKS

AL0000537

ElmorePFOS 4.5 *above final limit
GADSDEN WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD

AL0000577

EtowahPFBS 155.4PFPeA 56.5PFHxA 34.9PFOS 32.4 *above final limit
GRAND BAY WATER WORKS BOARD

AL0000983

MobilePFOA 31.4 *PFOS 26.9 *PFHpA 4.4above final limit
GREENHILL WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY

AL0001423

LauderdalePFOS 22.3 *PFBA 13.3PFOA 10.6 *PFBS 4.3above final limit
GROVE HILL WATER WORKS

AL0000255

ClarkePFOS 19 *PFHxS 14PFPeA 6.4PFHxA 6.2above final limit
GUNTERSVILLE WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD

AL0000943

MarshallPFBA 12PFPeA 8.7PFHxA 8.7PFOA 6.8 *above final limit
HARVEST-MONROVIA WATER SYSTEM

AL0000878

MadisonPFOA 4.8 *PFBS 4.7PFPeA 4.4PFOS 4.3 *above final limit
HAWK PRIDE MT WATER SYSTEM

AL0000316

ColbertPFOS 9.2 *PFHxA 7.6PFBA 6.4PFBS 6.3above final limit
HELENA UTILITY BOARD

AL0001157

ShelbyPFBS 13PFOS 7 *PFPeA 7PFBA 5.7above final limit
HIGHLAND WATER AUTHORITY

AL0000580

EtowahPFBS 134.3PFPeA 50.8PFHxA 30.9PFOS 27.8 *above final limit
HOLTVILLE WATER SYSTEM

AL0000540

ElmorePFBS 62PFPeA 31PFHxA 18PFOS 18 *above final limit
HUGULEY WATER AUTHORITY

AL0000177

ChambersPFBA 8.5PFPeA 7.6PFHxA 6.3PFBS 5.4above final limit
HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES

AL0000882

MadisonPFBA 11PFOS 9 *PFBS 6.2PFPeA 5.3above final limit
IRONDALE WATER SYSTEM

AL0000751

JeffersonPFOS 59.4 *PFPeA 8.1PFHxS 7.9PFOA 5.1 *above final limit
JACKSON WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD

AL0000256

ClarkePFOS 6.2 *above final limit
LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM

AL0000833

LimestonePFBA 24.9PFBS 12.4PFOS 11.1 *PFOA 8.7 *above final limit
LITTLEVILLE WATERWORKS

AL0000320

ColbertPFOS 17 *PFBA 9.2PFOA 7.1 *PFBS 6.6above final limit
LOACHAPOKA WATER AUTHORITY

AL0000814

LeePFOA 16 *PFPeA 5.3PFHpA 4.6PFHxA 4.5above final limit
MACON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

AL0000867

MaconPFOA 4.8 *PFPeA 3.2above final limit
MADISON COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT

AL0000888

MadisonPFBA 8.3PFOS 5 *PFBS 4.7above final limit
MARBURY WATER SYSTEM, INC.

AL0000013

AutaugaPFBS 73PFPeA 32PFOS 20.2 *PFHxA 19above final limit
MILLBROOK UTILITIES

AL0000539

ElmorePFBS 65PFPeA 23.2PFOS 18.1 *PFOA 15.2 *above final limit
MONTEVALLO WATER WORKS & SEWER

AL0001160

ShelbyPFOS 16.7 *PFHxS 5.9PFPeA 5PFHxA 4.3above final limit
MOULTON WATER WORKS BOARD

AL0000798

LawrencePFBA 10PFBS 6.7PFOS 4.6 *above final limit
MUSCLE SHOALS UTILITY BOARD

AL0000321

ColbertPFOS 16.8 *PFBA 12PFOA 9.6 *PFBS 5.1above final limit
NORTH BALDWIN UTILITIES

AL0000023

BaldwinPFOS 11 *PFHxS 8.6above final limit
NORTHEAST ALABAMA WATER SYSTEM

AL0001422

DeKalbPFOA 11.9 *PFBA 11.3PFHpA 7.6PFHxA 7.2above final limit
NORTHEAST ETOWAH COUNTY WATER CO-OP

AL0000587

EtowahPFBS 140PFPeA 50PFHxA 30PFOA 27 *above final limit
ODENVILLE (UTIL BOARD OF THE TOWN OF)

AL0001203

St. ClairPFBS 24.3PFPeA 17.6PFBA 10PFHxA 8.4above final limit
OPELIKA UTILITIES

AL0000816

LeePFOA 11 *PFPeA 6.4PFOS 6.4 *PFHxA 5.6above final limit
OXFORD WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD

AL0000162

CalhounPFOS 6.1 *PFHxS 3.1above final limit
PELHAM WATER WORKS

AL0001163

ShelbyPFBS 64.3PFPeA 32.2PFHxA 18.5PFBA 15.4above final limit
PELL CITY WATER WORKS

AL0001204

St. ClairPFBS 94PFPeA 47PFHxA 24PFBA 20above final limit
PHENIX CITY UTILITIES

AL0001142

RussellPFOA 7.5 *PFPeA 7PFOS 6.8 *PFBS 5.3above final limit
PINE HILL WATER DEPARTMENT

AL0001393

WilcoxPFBS 39.6PFPeA 14.4PFOS 13.7 *PFBA 12.3above final limit
PRATTVILLE (WATER WORKS BOARD OF)

AL0000017

AutaugaPFBS 88.3PFPeA 32.8PFOS 22.8 *PFHxA 21.6above final limit
ROGERSVILLE WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD

AL0000789

LauderdalePFBS 19.9PFBA 19.5PFPeA 15.8PFHxA 14.6above final limit
RUSSELL COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

AL0001145

RussellPFBA 6.9PFPeA 6.8PFOA 5.8 *PFOS 5.6 *above final limit
SARALAND WATER SERVICE

AL0001021

MobilePFOS 12 *6:2 FTS 11PFPeA 5.5PFOA 4.5 *above final limit
SARDIS CITY WATER BOARD

AL0000947

EtowahPFBA 13PFHxA 7.3PFOA 5.6 *PFPeA 5.4above final limit
SHEFFIELD UTILITIES DEPARTMENT

AL0000327

ColbertPFOS 20 *PFOA 13 *PFBA 12PFBS 4.7above final limit
SHELBY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM

AL0001671

ShelbyPFBS 113.5PFPeA 47.6PFHxA 28.3PFOS 27.7 *above final limit
SMITHS WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

AL0000820

LeePFOS 6.3 *PFPeA 6.2PFOA 5.9 *PFHxA 5.7above final limit
SOUTH MARENGO CO WATER & FIRE PRO AUTH

AL0001439

MarengoPFBS 33PFOS 15 *PFPeA 13PFOA 9.2 *above final limit
SOUTHSIDE WATER WORKS

AL0000591

EtowahPFBS 50PFPeA 25PFHxA 14PFOA 14 *above final limit
SPRING VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY

AL0000329

ColbertPFOS 19 *PFOA 11 *PFBS 9PFBA 8.8above final limit
SPRINGVILLE WATER WORKS

AL0001211

St. ClairPFBS 36PFPeA 27.1PFBA 13.3PFHxA 11.4above final limit
STERRETT-VANDIVER WATER SYSTEM

AL0001164

ShelbyPFBS 110PFPeA 33PFOS 31 *PFHxA 23above final limit
STEVENSON (UTIL. BOARD OF THE TOWN OF)

AL0000732

JacksonPFOS 5.6 *PFOA 4above final limit
TALLADEGA COUNTY WATER SYSTEM

AL0001685

TalladegaPFBS 47.7PFPeA 21.1PFHxA 12.5PFOS 10.5 *above final limit
TALLADEGA WATER AND SEWER BOARD, CITY OF

AL0001260

TalladegaPFOS 5.9 *PFHxS 3.7PFPeA 3.3above final limit
TALLASSEE WATER WORKS

AL0000548

ElmorePFOS 4.9 *above final limit
THOMASVILLE WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD

AL0000262

ClarkePFBS 41PFPeA 15PFOS 14 *PFHxA 9.3above final limit
TRI COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM

AL0000549

ElmorePFBS 73PFPeA 27PFOA 19 *PFOS 19 *above final limit
TUSCUMBIA WATER WORKS

AL0000331

ColbertPFBA 9.3PFBS 7.2PFOS 6.3 *PFPeA 5.6above final limit
TUSKEGEE UTILITIES BOARD

AL0000870

MaconPFOA 5.5 *PFPeA 3.5above final limit
UNION SPRINGS UTIL BOARD

AL0000118

BullockPFOA 5.8 *above final limit
WARRIOR RIVER WATER AUTHORITY

AL0000763

JeffersonPFPeA 6PFOS 5.7 *PFHxA 4.7PFOA 4.2 *above final limit
WEAVER WATER SYSTEM

AL0000168

CalhounPFOS 15.3 *PFHxS 8.7PFOA 5 *PFBS 3.8above final limit
WEST ETOWAH WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY

AL0000582

EtowahPFBS 120PFPeA 43PFHxA 25PFOS 21 *above final limit
WEST LAUDERDALE CO WATER & FPA

AL0000794

LauderdalePFOS 17 *PFOA 13 *PFBA 7.7PFBS 4.4above final limit
WETUMPKA WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD

AL0000551

ElmorePFBS 82PFPeA 30PFOS 29 *PFHxA 19above final limit
WILCOX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

AL0001371

WilcoxPFBS 40PFOS 16.2 *PFPeA 14.1PFOA 10.4 *above final limit
ANDALUSIA (UTILITIES BOARD OF)

AL0000356

Covington6:2 FTS 5detected
ARAB WATER WORKS BOARD

AL0000934

MarshallPFBA 7.1PFBS 3.2detected
BIRMINGHAM WATER WORKS BOARD

AL0000738

JeffersonPFPeA 11.3PFHxA 8.5PFBS 7.9PFBA 6.1detected
BRIDGEPORT UTILITIES BOARD

AL0000713

JacksonPFBA 5.2PFBS 3.1detected
COOK SPRINGS WATER AUTHORITY

AL0001434

St. ClairPFBS 24.1PFPeA 13.6PFHxA 7PFBA 6.5detected
CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN WATER

AL0000717

JacksonPFBA 7PFBS 3.1detected
DAPHNE (UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF)

AL0000029

BaldwinPFPeA 3.8detected
DECATUR (MUNICIPAL UTILITIES BOARD OF)

AL0001084

MorganPFBA 13PFBS 3.4detected
DEKALB-JACKSON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT

AL0001796

JacksonPFBA 8.1PFBS 7.7detected
DOTHAN UTILITIES (CITY OF)

AL0000681

Houston6:2 FTS 11detected
EAST ALABAMA WATER & FIRE PRO DISTRICT

AL0000174

ChambersPFPeA 5.3PFHxA 4.3PFBS 3.9detected
FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER SERVICES AUTHORITY

AL0001500

FranklinPFBA 15detected
GILBERTOWN (UTILITIES BOARD OF TOWN OF)

AL0000237

ChoctawPFHpA 3.1detected
HANCEVILLE (THE WWSB OF THE CITY OF)

AL0000406

CullmanPFBS 3.3detected
HARTSELLE UTILITY BOARD

AL0001086

MorganPFBA 7.8PFBS 4.4detected
JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

AL0001748

JacksonPFBA 7.1PFBS 4.1detected
JOPPA, HULACO & RYAN WATER AUTHORITY

AL0000409

CullmanPFBA 6.9PFBS 3.3detected
LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS, AL

AL0000178

ChambersPFBA 6.4detected
LANETT WATER WORKS

AL0000179

ChambersPFBS 8.6PFBA 5PFPeA 5PFHxA 5detected
LINCOLN (CITY OF)

AL0001245

TalladegaPFBS 3.3detected
MADISON WATER WORKS & SEWER

AL0000885

MadisonPFBA 9.5PFBS 3.9detected
MARGARET WATER WORKS

AL0001199

St. ClairPFBS 23.8PFPeA 17.2PFBA 9.2PFHxA 6.5detected
MULGA WATER WORKS AND GAS DEPARTMENT

AL0000755

JeffersonPFHxA 3.6detected
NE MORGAN CO WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

AL0001088

MorganPFBA 7.6PFBS 3.2detected
NEW HOPE WATER SYSTEM

AL0000893

MadisonPFBA 5.3detected
NORTH MARSHALL UTILITIES

AL0000945

MarshallPFBA 8.3detected
PIKE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

AL0001120

Pike6:2 FTS 8.4detected
SCOTTSBORO WATER WORKS

AL0000729

JacksonPFBA 9.8PFBS 3.7detected
SECTION-DUTTON WATER SYSTEM

AL0000728

JacksonPFBA 7.7PFBS 5.4detected
SOUTH ALABAMA UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM

AL0000967

MobilePFBA 176:2 FTS 5.4detected
ST. ELMO-IRVINGTON WATER AUTHORITY

AL0001031

Mobile6:2 FTS 7.4detected
TRIANA WATER WORKS

AL0000905

MadisonPFBA 7.1PFBS 4detected
US ARMY GARRISON-REDSTONE ARSENAL

AL0000899

MadisonPFBA 9.2PFBS 4.3detected
V.A.W. WATER SYSTEM, INC

AL0000413

CullmanPFBA 5.4detected
VERNON WATER AND SEWER BOARD

AL0000773

LamarPFHxS 5.9detected
WEST LAWRENCE WATER COOP

AL0000801

LawrencePFBA 10.3PFBS 7.5detected

* exceeds the final federal MCL for that compound. Detections of compounds whose limits EPA proposed to rescind in May 2026 are shown for information.

Systems with no PFAS detected

190 tested systems reported no PFAS above the laboratory reporting limits. Each has its own page with its sampling detail.

A detection at the system level does not tell you what reaches one specific tap: levels vary by entry point, treatment train and plumbing. A certified lab test of your own tap settles it. Testing and treatment options