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Barbour County, Alabama

Water Systems
10
Population Served
37,158
Total Violations
714
78 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
71.4
Avg Violations per System
10.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
10 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
25.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Barbour Alabama water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (10)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Eufaula Water Works 17,970 200 Clean
Bakerhill Water Authority 7,056 61 Clean
Clio Water Works 2,832 62 Clean
Clayton Water Works & Sewer 2,064 118 -
Cowikee Water Authority 1,995 11 -
West Barbour County Water Authority 1,395 18 -
Louisville Water Works 1,350 152 -
Keystone Foods LLC - Eufaula Processing 1,200 31 -
Mt Andrew Water Authority 660 43 Clean
Blue Springs Water Works 636 18 -

Other Counties in Alabama

Jefferson County
14 systems · 807,140 served · 493 violations
Madison County
9 systems · 557,706 served · 1,075 violations
Mobile County
15 systems · 461,024 served · 2,918 violations
Baldwin County
24 systems · 303,145 served · 3,219 violations
Montgomery County
8 systems · 291,756 served · 426 violations
Tuscaloosa County
10 systems · 272,754 served · 118 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Barbour County? ▼
Barbour County has 714 total drinking water violations across 10 water systems, of which 78 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Barbour County systems? ▼
Water systems in Barbour County serve approximately 37,158 people through 10 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Barbour County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Barbour County, 1 had PFAS detected (25.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Barbour County? ▼
Water systems in Barbour County use GW (10 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 10.9% of Barbour County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.