Is Auburn, the Ww Board of the City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

252

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2014-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0120 µg/L	2/8	2025
Pfhpa	0.0030 µg/L	1/8	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	96.8 µg/L 121% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 124 µg/L	281/281	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	57.2 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 79.7 µg/L	281/281	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	171 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 265 µg/L	33/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	632.75 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 634 µg/L	26/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	1.56 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	25/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00047 mg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Chloroform	42.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47 µg/L	11/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	26.66 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 27.2 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	606.8 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 623 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1142 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1150 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.6245 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.81 µg/L	8/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.055 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.16 µg/L	6/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.6450 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 0.6700 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	2.084 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 2.16 µg/L	2/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.4200 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	10 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	0.7800 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2019

85 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) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CARSON, ERIC
Phone: 334-501-3067
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Auburn, the Ww Board of the City of

Is Auburn, the Ww Board of the City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Auburn, the Ww Board of the City of'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 Auburn, the Ww Board of the City of'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 Auburn, the Ww Board of the City of serve?

Auburn, the Ww Board of the City of reports serving 74,292 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Auburn, the Ww Board of the City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 252 violations on file for Auburn, the Ww Board of the City of, of which 4 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.