Is Ashville Water and Sewer Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: St. Clair

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	Archived	1993-02-01 → 1993-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-02-01 → 1993-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-01 → 1999-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-01 → 1999-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-01 → 1999-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-01 → 1999-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-01 → 1999-12-31

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	770 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	30/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	229 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	25/26	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 27% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2024
TTHM	9.6 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	270 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	710 µg/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	5 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	4/26	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.6000 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.7000 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/16	SYR4	2012–2019

93 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MOSTELLA, DERRICK
Phone: 205-594-4151
Email: cstjohn@cityofashville.org

Frequently asked questions about Ashville Water and Sewer

Is Ashville Water and Sewer tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Ashville Water and Sewer'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 Ashville Water and Sewer's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Lead, TTHM, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ashville Water and Sewer serve?

Ashville Water and Sewer reports serving 4,107 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Ashville Water and Sewer had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 31 violations on file for Ashville Water and Sewer, of which 5 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.