Is Opp Utilities Board Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Resolved	2010-08-01 → 2010-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-08-01 → 2010-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-08-01 → 2010-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-08-01 → 2010-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-09-01 → 1998-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2008-07-01

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	2790 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3520 µg/L	44/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0024 mg/L 16% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2023
Fluoride	282.5 µg/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 290 µg/L	16/18	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	19 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 20.8 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	16.6 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 19 µg/L	13/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3082 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3520 µg/L	13/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.115 µg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.58 µg/L	11/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.6960 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	9/18	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	690.465 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 804 µg/L	4/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	0.5720 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5900 µg/L	4/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	12 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/12	UCMR-5	2024
Arsenic	0.3020 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3100 µg/L	3/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Beryllium, Total	2.1 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	7.1 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	1/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Cyanide	4.3 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	7.6 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/19	SYR4	2013–2019
Dalapon	1.41 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/33	SYR4	2013–2019

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-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KILLINGSWORTH, JASON
Phone: 334-493-3475
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Opp Utilities Board

Is Opp Utilities Board tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Opp Utilities Board'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 Opp Utilities Board's water?

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

How many people does Opp Utilities Board serve?

Opp Utilities Board reports serving 10,266 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Opp Utilities Board had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 21 violations on file for Opp Utilities Board, 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.