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Elmore County, Alabama

Water Systems
10
Population Served
110,629
Total Violations
608
36 health-based
PFAS Detected
7
of 9 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
60.8
Avg Violations per System
5.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
10 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

9
Systems Tested
7
PFAS Detected
77.8%
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

Elmore 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
Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority 39,798 53 Clean
Elmore Water & Sewer Authority 13,680 18 Clean
Holtville Water System 12,600 46 Detected
Tri Community Water System 11,832 5 Detected
Wetumpka, the Ww & Sb of the City Of 10,137 56 Detected
Tallassee Water Works 7,512 43 Detected
Millbrook Utilities 5,451 182 Detected
Eclectic Water Works & Sewer Board 5,094 77 Detected
Friendship Water Works 4,425 108 Detected
Five Star Water Supply District 100 20 -

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 Elmore County? ▼
Elmore County has 608 total drinking water violations across 10 water systems, of which 36 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Elmore County systems? ▼
Water systems in Elmore County serve approximately 110,629 people through 10 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Elmore County water? ▼
Of 9 water systems tested for PFAS in Elmore County, 7 had PFAS detected (77.8% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Elmore County? ▼
Water systems in Elmore County use SW (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. 5.9% of Elmore 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.