County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Cherokee County, Alabama
4 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 22,968 people in Cherokee County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 4
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 161
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 33.3%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (3 tested) Middle third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet AL019 · Cherokee County 4 sys · 161 viol · #1655/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-MID · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 8.7% health
- RANK-MID #1655/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-MID 33.3% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 50%
- SYS-TINY 4 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Jefferson County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Cherokee County ranks #1,655 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #51 of 67 counties in Alabama. See methodology · corpus placement.
Cherokee County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 8.7% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 33.3% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,655 of 3,254 · #51 of 67 in Alabama.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Cherokee County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Cherokee County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County Water Authority | 11,013 | 39 | Clean |
| Centre Water & Sewer Board | 7,050 | 59 | Detected |
| Cedar Bluff Utilities Board | 4,875 | 12 | Clean |
| Big Oak Campground | 30 | 51 | - |
Compare beyond Alabama
Mid-flagged peers for Cherokee County
Cross-state counties nearest Cherokee County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (161). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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