Is Ozark Utilities Board Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1998-06-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-06-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-06-01 → 1998-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2025-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2025-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2025-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2025-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-06-30

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	38 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	130/134	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	37.8 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	63/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	94.18 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	49/53	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	26.459 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 27.9 µg/L	39/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.9955 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.4 µg/L	38/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.754 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	38/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.54725 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.147 µg/L	36/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	4.8425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.66 µg/L	34/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.0775 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1600 µg/L	26/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1508 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1710 µg/L	23/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Barium	1446 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 1890 µg/L	16/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1.0832 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.59 µg/L	15/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	3.475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	15/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.3815 pCi/L 23% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 5 pCi/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	0.9928 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.09 µg/L	13/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	1.9385 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.557 µg/L	11/53	SYR4	2013–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.6300 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	7/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	0.0500 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	4/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.2367 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2450 µg/L	4/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	1.774 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.81 µg/L	4/55	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	0.3390 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3490 µg/L	2/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Antimony, Total	0.1410 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	14 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/65	SYR4	2012–2019

80 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)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SEXTON, JOE
Phone: 334-774-2336
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Ozark Utilities Board

Is Ozark Utilities Board tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Ozark 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 Ozark Utilities Board's water?

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

How many people does Ozark Utilities Board serve?

Ozark Utilities Board reports serving 19,965 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Ozark Utilities Board had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 93 violations on file for Ozark Utilities Board, 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.