Is Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1994-03-01 → 1994-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-03-01 → 1994-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2001-02-01 → 2001-02-28

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
TTHM	59.57 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 69.2 µg/L	244/244	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	41.695 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 57.5 µg/L	244/244	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	102.5 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	35/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	568.45 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 586 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.9% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	668.8 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.871 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.18 µg/L	12/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	746 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 752 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.1742 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.268 µg/L	8/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	31.81 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 34 µg/L	7/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	23.322 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.5 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.862 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.128 pCi/L 14% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.24 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	0.4956 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5130 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.6485 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.6500 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.0780 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0800 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrite	473.5 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	3/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.1060 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/11	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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HILL, ERIC
Phone: 256-332-3850
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board

Is Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Russellville Water Works and Sewer 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 Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board's water?

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

How many people does Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board serve?

Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board reports serving 17,100 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 7 violations on file for Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board, of which 2 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.