Is Myrtlewood Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2003-07-01 → 2003-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-04-01 → 2003-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-04-01 → 2003-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-04-01 → 2003-06-30

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	70.715 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 112 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	14.475 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 18.9 µg/L	62/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	227.5 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	26/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0012 mg/L 8% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2023
Chloroform	3.362 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.44 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.565 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.84 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	15.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.9 µg/L	11/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	8.3405 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.48 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	625.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 650 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	200 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.265 pCi/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.3 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2019
Lithium	32 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/4	UCMR-5	2024

92 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCopperCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: VICK, JANE
Phone: 334-295-5082
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Myrtlewood Water

Is Myrtlewood Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Myrtlewood Water'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 Myrtlewood Water's water?

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

How many people does Myrtlewood Water serve?

Myrtlewood Water reports serving 4,095 people in Alabama, per its EPA record.

Has Myrtlewood Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6 violations on file for Myrtlewood Water, of which 6 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.