Is Irondale Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2020-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2004-01-01 → 2004-03-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0594 µg/L	3/4	2023
Pfpea	0.0081 µg/L	3/4	2023
PFOA	0.0051 µg/L	2/4	2023
PFBS	0.0035 µg/L	1/4	2023
Pfhxa	0.0051 µg/L	1/4	2023
PFHXS	0.0079 µg/L	1/4	2023

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	1277.5 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1360 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1374 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1390 µg/L	22/24	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Tetrachloroethylene	2.21 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	19/40	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	36.91 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 39.9 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	3.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	11/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	10/24	SYR4	2014–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.9550 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 1 µg/L	10/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroethylene	1.56 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	9/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	2.555 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	8/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	7/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	20 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	1132.5 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1170 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.305 pCi/L 22% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.4 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2017
Bromoform	0.6000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Ethylbenzene	1.1 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/40	SYR4	2012–2019
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.8000 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/40	SYR4	2012–2019

79 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-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, TotalLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzene

Utility contact

Contact: STEWART, JR., JAMES D.
Phone: 205-956-9200
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Irondale Water

Is Irondale Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Irondale Water'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 Irondale Water's water?

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

How many people does Irondale Water serve?

Irondale Water reports serving 10,098 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Irondale Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 46 violations on file for Irondale Water, 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.