County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Jackson County, Alabama
8 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 97,683 people in Jackson County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 8
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 482
- 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 AL071 · Jackson County 8 sys · 482 viol · #587/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 26.1% health
- RANK-TOP #587/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 88%
- SYS-TINY 8 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, Jackson County ranks #587 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #18 of 67 counties in Alabama. See methodology · corpus placement.
Jackson 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 26.1% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #587 of 3,254 · #18 of 67 in Alabama.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Jackson County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Jackson County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section (Wwb of the Town Of) | 35,259 | 43 | Detected |
| Scottsboro Water Works | 22,200 | 14 | Detected |
| Dekalb-Jackson Water Supply District | 15,531 | 101 | Detected |
| Jackson County Water Authority | 7,800 | 34 | Detected |
| Cumberland Mountain Water | 5,880 | 3 | Detected |
| Bridgeport Utilities Board | 5,505 | 112 | Detected |
| Stevenson, Util. Board of the Town Of | 4,101 | 164 | Detected |
| Pisgah Water Department | 1,407 | 11 | - |
Compare beyond Alabama
Mid-flagged peers for Jackson County
Cross-state counties nearest Jackson County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (482). 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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