Is South Alabama Utilities Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

434

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-11-01 → 2000-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-11-01 → 2000-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2000-11-01 → 2000-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-10-01 → 1997-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-10-01 → 1997-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0170 µg/L	3/28	2023
6:2 Fts	0.0054 µg/L	1/28	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	767 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 830 µg/L	154/290	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21 µg/L	126/158	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.8 µg/L	117/158	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	19.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.2 µg/L	113/158	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	28.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.8 µg/L	66/158	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	42.9 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 49 µg/L	31/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25.545 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 32 µg/L	30/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	745 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 830 µg/L	26/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	850 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 900 µg/L	21/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0013 mg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	5.6815 pCi/L 38% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 7.8 pCi/L	20/21	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	167 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	9/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	1.4615 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	8/159	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzene	1.248 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1.29 µg/L	4/159	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	15.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/28	UCMR-5	2023
Barium	35.15 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 36 µg/L	2/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.5900 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/159	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	3.8 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/115	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	2.3 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/115	SYR4	2012–2019

83 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 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CUNNINGHAM, DONALD
Phone: 251-649-4316
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about South Alabama Utilities Water

Is South Alabama Utilities Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in South Alabama Utilities 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 South Alabama Utilities Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, Bromoform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does South Alabama Utilities Water serve?

South Alabama Utilities Water reports serving 39,249 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has South Alabama Utilities Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 434 violations on file for South Alabama Utilities Water, of which 5 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.