Is Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Shelby

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2021-08-02
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-06-01 → 2002-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-06-01 → 2002-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-01 → 2002-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-10-01 → 2001-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-10-01 → 2001-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-10-01 → 2001-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-07-01 → 2001-09-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFHXS	0.0059 µg/L	5/7	2024
PFOS	0.0167 µg/L	5/7	2024
Pfhxa	0.0043 µg/L	4/7	2024
Pfpea	0.0050 µg/L	4/7	2024
PFBS	0.0030 µg/L	1/7	2024

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
Chloroform	13.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.8 µg/L	65/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1500 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1550 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.456 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.55 µg/L	33/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.8075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.67 µg/L	32/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	2.885 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 3.15 µg/L	31/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	213 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	28/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0015 mg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
TTHM	22.125 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 23.7 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	12.75 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 15.9 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	26.5 µg/L 177% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 43 µg/L	12/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.035 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.85 µg/L	11/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1506 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1550 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.81 pCi/L 12% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.9 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2019
Barium	31.45 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 32 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2013–2019
1,1-Dichloroethylene	0.5500 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	1/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.5300 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/102	SYR4	2012–2019

83 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-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 DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HARMON, MICHAEL
Phone: 205-665-9045
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board

Is Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board'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 Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board's water?

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

How many people does Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board serve?

Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board reports serving 10,746 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 55 violations on file for Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board, of which 12 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.