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Escambia County, Alabama

Water Systems
9
Population Served
43,326
Total Violations
1,565
31 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
173.9
Avg Violations per System
2.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
9 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
60.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (9)

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
West Escambia Utilities Inc. 12,060 151 Clean
Brewton Water Works 11,430 356 Clean
McCall Water System Inc 8,400 39 Clean
Freemanville Water System 3,414 11 Clean
East Brewton Water & Sewer Board 2,994 487 -
Flomaton Water Works 2,409 166 -
Escambia Community Utilities LLC 1,500 28 -
Riverview Water Works 903 217 Clean
Pollard (Town Of) 216 110 -

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 Escambia County? ▼
Escambia County has 1,565 total drinking water violations across 9 water systems, of which 31 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Escambia County systems? ▼
Water systems in Escambia County serve approximately 43,326 people through 9 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Escambia County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Escambia County, 3 had PFAS detected (60.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Escambia County? ▼
Water systems in Escambia County use GW (9 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. 2.0% of Escambia 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.