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Houston County, Alabama

Water Systems
16
Population Served
127,626
Total Violations
1,072
36 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

93.8%
Systems with Violations
67.0
Avg Violations per System
3.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
16 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
40.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (15)

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
Dothan Utilities, City Of 97,146 424 Detected
Taylor Water System 9,339 10 Clean
Houston County Water Authority 4,902 21 Clean
Ashford Water Works 3,816 124 Clean
Cottonwood Water Works 3,570 114 Clean
Cowarts Water System 2,262 6 -
Kinsey Water System 2,010 8 -
Webb Water System 1,521 52 -
Columbia Water Works 1,179 222 -
Farley Nuclear Plant 850 17 -
Avon Water System 495 6 -
Gordon, Town Of 414 44 -
Dollar General #19936 Gordon, AL 32 0 -
West Bank Damsite/George W Andrews 30 16 -
Allen Aaf 30 4 -
Toth Field 30 4 -

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 Houston County? ▼
Houston County has 1,072 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 36 are health-based violations. 93.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Houston County systems? ▼
Water systems in Houston County serve approximately 127,626 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Houston County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Houston County, 2 had PFAS detected (40.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Houston County? ▼
Water systems in Houston County use GW (16 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. 3.4% of Houston 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.