County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Colbert County, Alabama
13 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 84,199 people in Colbert County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 13
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 754
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (7 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet AL033 · Colbert County 13 sys · 754 viol · #654/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 11.3% health
- RANK-UPPER #654/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 77%
- SYS-SMALL 13 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, Colbert County ranks #654 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #22 of 67 counties in Alabama. See methodology · corpus placement.
Colbert 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 11.3% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #654 of 3,254 · #22 of 67 in Alabama.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Colbert County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Colbert County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle Shoals Utility Board | 22,467 | 69 | Detected |
| Tuscumbia Water Works | 14,400 | 61 | Detected |
| Sheffield Utitlies, City of Sheffield Db | 13,758 | 10 | Detected |
| Colbert County Rural Water System | 13,395 | 157 | Detected |
| Spring Valley Water Authority | 5,487 | 30 | Detected |
| Hawk Pride Mt Water System | 4,035 | 60 | Detected |
| Littleville Waterworks | 3,570 | 6 | Detected |
| Constellium Muscle Shoals, LLC -Water Sy | 2,400 | 153 | - |
| Cherokee Water & Gas Department | 1,992 | 59 | - |
| Lagrange Mountain Water Authority | 1,242 | 11 | - |
| Leighton, Wsb of the Town Of | 1,203 | 127 | - |
| Hh Health Systems LLC-Shoals | 200 | 1 | - |
| Natchez Trace Parkway | 50 | 10 | - |
Compare beyond Alabama
Mid-flagged peers for Colbert County
Cross-state counties nearest Colbert County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (754). 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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