Is Warrior River Water Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface 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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1997-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1997-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1997-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1997-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1997-01-01 → 1997-03-31
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-04-11

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfpea	0.0060 µg/L	2/8	2024
PFBS	0.0030 µg/L	1/8	2024
Pfhxa	0.0047 µg/L	1/8	2024
PFOA	0.0042 µg/L	1/8	2024
PFOS	0.0057 µg/L	1/8	2024

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
Chlorite	926.35 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 998 µg/L	174/175	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	86.025 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	42.305 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 63 µg/L	160/160	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	636.5 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 900 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2023
Nitrate-Nitrite	700 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 900 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.8875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.5 µg/L	8/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	13.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.5 µg/L	8/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	743 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 750 µg/L	8/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	141.9 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 147 µg/L	7/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.846 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.44 µg/L	7/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	37.95 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 39 µg/L	4/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.085 pCi/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.1 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2017
Lithium	12.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/8	UCMR-5	2024
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.7700 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/23	SYR4	2012–2019

84 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JOHNSON, DANNY
Phone: 205-477-5856
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Warrior River Water Authority

Is Warrior River Water Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Warrior River Water 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 Warrior River Water Authority's water?

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

How many people does Warrior River Water Authority serve?

Warrior River Water Authority reports serving 38,700 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Warrior River Water Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 20 violations on file for Warrior River Water Authority, of which 9 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.