Is Mulga Water Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Jefferson

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-06-01 → 2011-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-06-01 → 2011-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-06-01 → 2011-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-06-01 → 2011-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-04-01 → 1995-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-04-01 → 1995-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2002-02-01 → 2002-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2002-02-01 → 2002-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1996-05-01 → 1996-05-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0036 µg/L	1/4	2024

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	83.725 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 113.6 µg/L	66/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	40.725 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 45.5 µg/L	66/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	80.35 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 220 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2019
Lead	0.0170 mg/L 113% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Lead	21.15 µg/L 141% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	3/21	SYR4	2019

29 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: VARNER, W. KEITH
Phone: 205-781-0645
Email: kvarner@townofmulga.com

Frequently asked questions about Mulga Water Department

Is Mulga Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 6 contaminants in Mulga Water Department's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Mulga Water Department's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Copper, Lead, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Mulga Water Department serve?

Mulga Water Department reports serving 5,991 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Mulga Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 11 violations on file for Mulga Water Department, of which 7 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.