Is Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority 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

411

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-03-01 → 2002-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-03-01 → 2002-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1999-08-01 → 1999-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-05-01 → 1996-05-31

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	81.93 µg/L 102% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 97.5 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	37.7 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 42.7 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	460 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 900 µg/L	41/59	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	17.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19 µg/L	27/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2025
Nitrate	219 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 220 µg/L	22/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.6 µg/L	21/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	10.125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.5 µg/L	16/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	582 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 660 µg/L	14/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	6.29 pCi/L 42% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 9.8 pCi/L	14/14	SYR4	2015–2019
Barium	51.65 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 52 µg/L	8/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	2.325 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	6/59	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	13.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/16	UCMR-5	2023
Nitrate-Nitrite	198 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	5/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Dalapon	1.46 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	3/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.5200 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Heptachlor Epoxide	0.0210 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	1.5 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/33	SYR4	2013–2019

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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LADNER, ANDY.
Phone: 251-653-7346
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority

Is Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Mobile County Water & Fire Pro 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 Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority's water?

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

How many people does Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority serve?

Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority reports serving 39,573 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 411 violations on file for Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority, of which 13 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.