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Coffee County, Alabama

Water Systems
8
Population Served
68,696
Total Violations
991
65 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
123.9
Avg Violations per System
6.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
8 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
100.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (8)

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
Enterprise Water Works 48,000 393 Clean
Coffee County Water Authority 6,180 103 Clean
Elba (Ww&eb of the City Of) 5,361 115 Clean
New Brockton Water Department 4,185 81 -
Kinston Water Works 2,235 123 -
Jack Water System, Inc 1,335 27 -
Wayne Farms LLC 800 131 -
Pilgrims Pride Corporation 600 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 Coffee County? ▼
Coffee County has 991 total drinking water violations across 8 water systems, of which 65 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Coffee County systems? ▼
Water systems in Coffee County serve approximately 68,696 people through 8 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Coffee County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Coffee County, 3 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Coffee County? ▼
Water systems in Coffee County use GW (8 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. 6.6% of Coffee 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.