Is Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-04-01 → 1998-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0098 µg/L	4/7	2025
PFBS	0.0037 µg/L	1/7	2025

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	66.32 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 86.6 µg/L	277/279	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	34.48 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 51 µg/L	277/279	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	59.75 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 71 µg/L	36/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	606 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 650 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	7.5675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	24.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30.1 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	865 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 910 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	590 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 650 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.679 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.69 µg/L	12/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.7000 pCi/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012
Lead	1.99 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/50	SYR4	2012–2019

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-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GREEN, JIM
Phone: 256-599-1538
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb

Is Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb'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 Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb'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 Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb serve?

Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb reports serving 22,200 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 8 violations on file for Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb, of which 8 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.