Jefferson County, Alabama
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet AL073 · Jefferson County 14 sys · 493 viol · #79/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 8.7% health
- RANK-TOP #79/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 62.5% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 79%
- SYS-SMALL 14 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Madison County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Jefferson County ranks #79 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #1 of 67 counties in Alabama. See methodology · corpus placement.
Jefferson 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 8.7% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 62.5% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #79 of 3,254 · #1 of 67 in Alabama.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Jefferson County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Jefferson County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Alabama Water System | 585,000 | 13 | Detected |
| Bessemer Water Service | 86,091 | 17 | Detected |
| Warrior River Water Authority | 38,700 | 21 | Detected |
| Trussville Utilities | 36,300 | 7 | Clean |
| Leeds Water Works Board | 21,300 | 257 | Clean |
| Irondale Water System | 10,098 | 53 | Detected |
| Graysville Water & Sewer Board | 9,180 | 7 | Clean |
| Mulga Water Department | 6,117 | 13 | Detected |
| West Jefferson Water System | 3,282 | 6 | - |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 3,200 | 33 | - |
| Energy Center Water System | 2,700 | 1 | - |
| Brookside Water Works | 2,640 | 12 | - |
| Birmingham AL VA Medical Center | 2,500 | 51 | - |
| Governmental Utility Service Corporation | 32 | 2 | - |
Compare beyond Alabama
Mid-flagged peers for Jefferson County
Cross-state counties nearest Jefferson County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (493). 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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