Is Bakerhill Water Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1998-07-01 → 1998-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-07-01 → 1998-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-07-01 → 1998-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-04-01 → 1998-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-04-01 → 1998-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-11-01 → 1996-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-11-01 → 1996-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-11-01 → 1996-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-12-01 → 1994-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-12-01 → 1994-12-31

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 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	220 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	64/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2023
Fluoride	1431.5 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1470 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	231 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	10/15	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	18.015 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 20.4 µg/L	10/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.752 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.2 pCi/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	5.9895 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.746 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.73 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromoform	3.392 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.92 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.193 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.15 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	4.044 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.46 µg/L	5/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	3.63 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	3/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	15.25 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 16 µg/L	2/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	1.3615 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2014–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.3 pCi/L 26% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Lithium	25.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	UCMR-5	2023

90 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 DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HARTZOG, PAUL
Phone: 334-687-6444
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bakerhill Water Authority

Is Bakerhill Water Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Bakerhill 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 Bakerhill Water Authority's water?

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

How many people does Bakerhill Water Authority serve?

Bakerhill Water Authority reports serving 7,056 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Bakerhill Water Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 57 violations on file for Bakerhill Water Authority, of which 11 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.