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Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City of

EPA monitoring tested this supplier for 105 contaminants and detected 21. A detection doesn't automatically mean the water is unsafe — the level and EPA source for each is below.

105
contaminants tested
21
detected
54,114
people served
0
health-based violations
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Water source
Surface water
Ownership
Local government
Counties served
Madison

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.

0
health-based violations
227
violations on file
0
still open
ViolationTypeStatusPeriod
MR Monitoring Resolved 2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR Monitoring Resolved 2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR Monitoring Resolved 2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MR Monitoring Resolved 2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MR Monitoring Resolved 2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).
ContaminantMaxDetection ratePeriod
Pfba 0.0095 µg/L 3/6 2025
PFBS 0.0039 µg/L 3/6 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.
ContaminantLevel vs EPA limitDetection rateSourcePeriod
TTHM
60.14 µg/L 75%
of the EPA limit 80 µg/L
worst single sample: 86.1 µg/L
133/133 SYR4 2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
48.325 µg/L 81%
of the EPA limit 60 µg/L
worst single sample: 64.2 µg/L
116/133 SYR4 2012–2019
Copper
75.24 µg/L 5.8%
of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L
worst single sample: 114 µg/L
60/68 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate
3600 µg/L 36%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
worst single sample: 4800 µg/L
52/52 SYR4 2012–2019
Lead
0.00055 mg/L 3.7%
of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L
 22/22 LCR 2025
Chloroform
22.14 µg/L
No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 32 µg/L
18/19 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite
3557.5 µg/L 36%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
worst single sample: 3600 µg/L
18/18 SYR4 2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane
6.714 µg/L
No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 8.45 µg/L
15/19 SYR4 2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane
2.189 µg/L
No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 2.42 µg/L
12/20 SYR4 2012–2019
Barium
24.98 µg/L 1.2%
of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L
worst single sample: 25.4 µg/L
7/7 SYR4 2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U
2.6652 pCi/L 18%
of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L
worst single sample: 3.6 pCi/L
7/8 SYR4 2012–2019
Fluoride
763.5 µg/L 19%
of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L
worst single sample: 790 µg/L
6/7 SYR4 2012–2019
Lead
6.23 µg/L 42%
of the EPA limit 15 µg/L
worst single sample: 7.21 µg/L
6/68 SYR4 2012–2019
Trichloroethylene
6.185 µg/L 124%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L
worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L
6/20 SYR4 2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)
0.9990 pCi/L 20%
of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L
worst single sample: 1.053 pCi/L
5/7 SYR4 2012–2019
Arsenic
1.374 µg/L 14%
of the EPA limit 10 µg/L
worst single sample: 1.38 µg/L
3/7 SYR4 2012–2019
Atrazine
0.1000 µg/L 3.3%
of the EPA limit 3 µg/L
 1/10 SYR4 2012–2019
Nitrite
100 µg/L 10%
of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L
 1/18 SYR4 2012–2019
Simazine
0.0500 µg/L 1.3%
of the EPA limit 4 µg/L
 1/10 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, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact
DEBORD, EMORY
Phone
256-777-0253
Email
[email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City of

Is Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Madison, the W & 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 Madison, the W & 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 Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City of serve?

Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City of reports serving 54,114 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 227 violations on file for Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City of, 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.