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Houston County Water Authority

EPA monitoring tested this supplier for 104 contaminants and detected 9. A detection doesn't automatically mean the water is unsafe — the level and EPA source for each is below.

104
contaminants tested
9
detected
4,902
people served
3
health-based violations
Alabama rankingsLead in AlabamaPFAS in Alabama
Water source
Ground water
Ownership
Local government
Counties served
Houston

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.

3
health-based violations
21
violations on file
0
still open
ViolationTypeStatusPeriod
MCL Health-based Archived 1998-08-01 → 1998-08-31
MCL Health-based Archived 1998-08-01 → 1998-08-31
MCL Health-based Archived 1998-08-01 → 1998-08-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR Monitoring Resolved 2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR Monitoring Resolved 2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR Monitoring Resolved 2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR Monitoring Archived 2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR Monitoring Archived 2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
RPT Monitoring Resolved 2022-04-11

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.
ContaminantLevel vs EPA limitDetection rateSourcePeriod
Lead
0.0014 mg/L 9.3%
of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L
 16/16 LCR 2023
TTHM
14.8 µg/L 19%
of the EPA limit 80 µg/L
 16/16 SYR4 2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
21.3 µg/L 36%
of the EPA limit 60 µg/L
 8/16 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate
200 µg/L 2%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
 4/16 SYR4 2012–2019
Barium
98 µg/L 4.9%
of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L
 2/3 SYR4 2013–2019
Copper
3.2 µg/L 0.2%
of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L
 1/3 SYR4 2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U
2.85 pCi/L 19%
of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L
 1/1 SYR4 2019
Lead
5 µg/L 33%
of the EPA limit 15 µg/L
 1/3 SYR4 2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite
150 µg/L 1.5%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
 1/3 SYR4 2013–2019
95 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 EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact
MCNEIL, DANNY
Phone
334-702-0188
Email
bgibsonhcwa@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Houston County Water Authority

Is Houston County Water Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 9 contaminants in Houston County Water Authority'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 Houston County Water Authority's water?

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

How many people does Houston County Water Authority serve?

Houston County Water Authority reports serving 4,902 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Houston County Water Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 21 violations on file for Houston County Water Authority, of which 3 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.