Is North Baldwin Utilities Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Baldwin

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

755

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-03-01 → 1992-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-03-01 → 1992-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-03-01 → 1992-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-11 → 2023-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-01-11 → 2023-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFHXS	0.0086 µg/L	4/14	2024
PFOS	0.0110 µg/L	4/14	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
Nitrate	990 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	88/122	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	24.765 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 46.1 µg/L	34/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2023
Nitrate-Nitrite	1094.5 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	22/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	3.548 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.82 µg/L	18/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	17/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.8225 pCi/L 12% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.92 pCi/L	14/15	SYR4	2013–2018
Dibromochloromethane	12.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.6 µg/L	11/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	744 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 780 µg/L	10/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	6.465 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	8/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	37 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 40 µg/L	6/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	4.145 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	4/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.1 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 37 µg/L	4/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	15.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.4 µg/L	2/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.9325 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9500 µg/L	2/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.0040 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/44	SYR4	2012–2019

86 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PADGETT, JASON
Phone: 251-580-1626
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about North Baldwin Utilities

Is North Baldwin Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in North Baldwin Utilities'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 North Baldwin Utilities's water?

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

How many people does North Baldwin Utilities serve?

North Baldwin Utilities reports serving 28,713 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has North Baldwin Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 755 violations on file for North Baldwin Utilities, 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.