Is Pickens County Water Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

129

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-05-01 → 2013-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-05-01 → 2013-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-05-01 → 2013-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-05-01 → 2013-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-08-01 → 2009-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-08-01 → 2009-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-08-01 → 2009-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-08-01 → 2009-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-07-01 → 1998-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1998-07-01 → 1998-07-31

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
Nitrate	2135 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2300 µg/L	116/140	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	464 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 530 µg/L	33/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2097 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2230 µg/L	23/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	17 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	21/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
TTHM	11.915 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 12.2 µg/L	20/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	5.32 pCi/L 35% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 6.6 pCi/L	17/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.167 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	7/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.822 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.96 µg/L	7/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.631 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	7/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	60 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 61 µg/L	5/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	454 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 460 µg/L	5/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6.265 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	4/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.7180 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7200 µg/L	3/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.685 pCi/L 34% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.7 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013
Lithium	9.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/18	UCMR-5	2024
Xylenes, Total	0.6100 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/48	SYR4	2012–2019

88 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SANDERS, DONNY
Phone: 205-367-8923
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Pickens County Water Authority

Is Pickens County Water Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Pickens County Water 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 Pickens County Water Authority's water?

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

How many people does Pickens County Water Authority serve?

Pickens County Water Authority reports serving 14,364 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Pickens County Water Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 129 violations on file for Pickens County Water Authority, of which 12 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.