Is Orange Beach, AL Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Orange Beach's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Fluoride	1112 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Nitrate	900 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Nitrate-Nitrite	866 µg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Copper	18.2 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	17.93 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.254 µg/L 8.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	3.245 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	3.032 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Chloroform	2.125 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.032 pCi/L 14% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Bromoform	0.9990 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A. · 17,796 people · 2025	1/1	LCR

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 the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Orange Beach

Supplier	Population served
ORANGE BEACH WATER SEWER AND F.P.A.	17,796

Frequently asked questions about Orange Beach tap water

Is Orange Beach tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 12 contaminants in the water serving Orange Beach. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Orange Beach?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for Orange Beach, Alabama to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Orange Beach's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Orange Beach include Fluoride, Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Copper, TTHM. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

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.