Is Wilcox County Water and Sewer District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0400 µg/L	4/10	2025
Pfhxa	0.0099 µg/L	4/10	2025
PFOA	0.0104 µg/L	4/10	2025
PFOS	0.0162 µg/L	4/10	2025
Pfpea	0.0141 µg/L	4/10	2025
Pfba	0.0064 µg/L	3/10	2025
Pfhpa	0.0039 µg/L	2/10	2025

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	80.05 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 97.8 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	64.705 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 73.7 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	225 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	36/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	85.55 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	20/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Fluoride	2039 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2480 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	207.5 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	6/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	13.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/10	UCMR-5	2025
Bromodichloromethane	2.937 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.09 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	13.665 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.4 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	6.1705 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.43 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	1.037 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.04 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	2.56 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	3/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	36 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.3 pCi/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2019

82 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DENNIS, MATTI
Phone: 334-682-6797
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Wilcox County Water and Sewer District

Is Wilcox County Water and Sewer District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Wilcox County Water and Sewer District'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 Wilcox County Water and Sewer District's water?

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

How many people does Wilcox County Water and Sewer District serve?

Wilcox County Water and Sewer District reports serving 6,144 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Wilcox County Water and Sewer District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 37 violations on file for Wilcox County Water and Sewer District, of which 26 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 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.