Is Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Elmore

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-15 → 2016-06-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-15 → 2016-06-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-15 → 2016-06-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-15 → 2016-06-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-15 → 2016-06-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-15 → 2016-06-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-15 → 2016-06-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-03-15 → 2016-06-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-12-15 → 2016-03-14
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-12-15 → 2016-03-14

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
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	57.04 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 78 µg/L	193/193	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	85.09 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 99.9 µg/L	192/192	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	140.95 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	38/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorite	708 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 760 µg/L	32/33	SYR4	2019
Lead	0.00041 mg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	19/19	LCR	2025
Nitrate	146 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	910 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 930 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.8520 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	9/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	13.055 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 13.3 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	148.5 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 173 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	78.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 99.8 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	6/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.0525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.41 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.7720 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8600 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.9240 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9400 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	25.95 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	1.1 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019

87 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SHAW, CHADWICK
Phone: 334-567-6814
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority

Is Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Central Elmore Water & Sewer 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 Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority's water?

EPA monitoring detected Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), TTHM, Copper, Chlorite, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority serve?

Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority reports serving 39,798 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 43 violations on file for Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority, of which 0 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.