Is Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface 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

204

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1981-09-30 → 1981-10-29
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2025-04-01 → 2025-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30

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	60.92 µg/L 76% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 79.8 µg/L	680/681	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorite	580 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 760 µg/L	640/640	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	40.22 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 58 µg/L	593/681	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	35.85 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 69 µg/L	102/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0015 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	46/46	LCR	2025
Nitrate	237 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	24/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2.55 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	16/121	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	14.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.7 µg/L	15/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1060 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1200 µg/L	15/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.81 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	14/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.59 pCi/L 32% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.7 pCi/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	229 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	12/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.93 pCi/L 26% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.2 pCi/L	10/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.165 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 pCi/L	8/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	29.4 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	5/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.8000 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	0.6300 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylene Dibromide	0.0300 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 0.0500 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2012–2019

89 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MCCRORY, BUD
Phone: 251-694-9149
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City of

Is Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. 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 Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City of's water?

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

How many people does Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City of serve?

Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City of reports serving 279,000 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 204 violations on file for Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City of, 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.