County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Etowah County, Alabama
17 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 124,954 people in Etowah County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 17
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 963
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 50.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (12 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet AL055 · Etowah County 17 sys · 963 viol · #501/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 14.5% health
- RANK-TOP #501/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 53%
- SYS-SMALL 17 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, Etowah County ranks #501 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #15 of 67 counties in Alabama. See methodology · corpus placement.
Etowah 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 14.5% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #501 of 3,254 · #15 of 67 in Alabama.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Etowah County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Etowah County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden, the Wwsb of the City Of | 44,637 | 132 | Detected |
| Rainbow City, Wwb of the Town Of | 12,363 | 11 | Clean |
| Southside Water Works | 12,327 | 27 | Detected |
| Attalla Water Works Board | 8,403 | 9 | Clean |
| West Etowah Water & Fire Pro Authority | 6,900 | 24 | Detected |
| Glencoe Water Works Board | 6,465 | 99 | Clean |
| Fords Valley & Hwy 278 Water | 5,616 | 26 | Clean |
| Hokes Bluff Water Board | 5,536 | 3 | Clean |
| Sardis City Water Board | 5,328 | 34 | Detected |
| Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op | 4,275 | 41 | Detected |
| Highland Water Authority | 3,963 | 98 | Detected |
| Whorton Bend Water Authority | 2,610 | 21 | - |
| Big Wills Water & Fire Pro Authority | 2,301 | 232 | - |
| Walnut Grove, Town Of | 1,227 | 67 | - |
| Tillison Bend Water Authority | 1,074 | 80 | Clean |
| Altoona Water & Sewer Board | 1,068 | 8 | - |
| Reece City (Town Of) | 861 | 51 | - |
Compare beyond Alabama
Mid-flagged peers for Etowah County
Cross-state counties nearest Etowah County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (963). 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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