Is Citizens Water Service, Inc. Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Tuscaloosa

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
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-10-01 → 1994-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-10-01 → 1994-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-10-01 → 1994-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-01-01 → 1993-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-06-01 → 1991-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-06-01 → 1991-06-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-11-01 → 2024-11-30

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	53.56 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 60.6 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	45.09 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 64 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	122 µg/L 9.4% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 242 µg/L	57/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	609 µg/L 6.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 620 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	570 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	62.295 µg/L 415% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 72 µg/L	4/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.5000 pCi/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

96 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-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HERRING, KENNY
Phone: 205-556-2224
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Citizens Water Service, Inc.

Is Citizens Water Service, Inc. tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 8 contaminants in Citizens Water Service, Inc.'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 Citizens Water Service, Inc.'s water?

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

How many people does Citizens Water Service, Inc. serve?

Citizens Water Service, Inc. reports serving 15,096 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Citizens Water Service, Inc. had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 19 violations on file for Citizens Water Service, Inc., of which 9 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.