SOUTH ALABAMA UTILITIES WATER SYSTEM
AL · PWS ID AL0000967 · Community water system
104
contaminants tested
21
detected
39,249
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.0170 ug/L | 3/28 | 2023 |
| 6:2 FTS | 0.0054 ug/L | 1/28 | 2023 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 830 UG/L | 154/290 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 21 UG/L | 126/158 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 18.8 UG/L | 117/158 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 32.2 UG/L | 113/158 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 37.8 UG/L | 66/158 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 49 UG/L | 31/34 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 32 UG/L | 30/34 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 830 UG/L | 26/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Fluoride | 900 UG/L | 21/52 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0100 mg/L | 21/21 | LCR | 2023 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 7.8 PCI/L | 20/21 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 167 UG/L | 9/53 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Xylenes, Total | 1.5 UG/L | 8/159 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Benzene | 1.29 UG/L | 4/159 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| lithium | 15.5 ug/L | 4/28 | UCMR-5 | 2023 |
| Barium | 36 UG/L | 2/53 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 0.5900 UG/L | 1/159 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dalapon | 3.8 UG/L | 1/115 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 2.3 UG/L | 1/115 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
83 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 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneChromiumDICHLOROMETHANEDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chloridecis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Areas served
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