SOUTHSIDE WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD
AL · PWS ID AL0000591 · Community water system
104
contaminants tested
16
detected
12,327
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0130 ug/L | 2/6 | 2025 |
| PFBS | 0.0500 ug/L | 2/6 | 2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0140 ug/L | 2/6 | 2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0140 ug/L | 2/6 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0250 ug/L | 2/6 | 2025 |
| PFHpA | 0.0045 ug/L | 1/6 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0081 ug/L | 1/6 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 580 UG/L | 32/32 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 230 UG/L | 30/36 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| TTHM | 24.4 UG/L | 28/128 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0110 mg/L | 21/21 | LCR | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 8.28 UG/L | 15/128 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 570 UG/L | 6/6 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Barium | 134 UG/L | 3/6 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 0.6000 PCI/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2019 |
| Lead | 1.7 UG/L | 1/36 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
88 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
SOUTHSIDE