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Cleburne County, Alabama

Water Systems
6
Population Served
15,819
Total Violations
248
75 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
41.3
Avg Violations per System
30.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
4 systems (67%)
GW
2 systems (33%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (6)

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
Cleburne County Water Authority 8,307 4 Clean
Heflin Water Works 4,287 20 Clean
Ranburne Water & Sewer Department 2,010 56 -
Edwardsville Water & Fire Pro Authority 585 72 -
Cheaha State Park 570 38 -
Coleman Lake Usfs Rec Area 60 58 -

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 Cleburne County? ▼
Cleburne County has 248 total drinking water violations across 6 water systems, of which 75 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cleburne County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cleburne County serve approximately 15,819 people through 6 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cleburne County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Cleburne County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cleburne County? ▼
Water systems in Cleburne County use SW (4 systems), GW (2 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. 30.2% of Cleburne 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.