County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Lee County, Alabama
7 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 178,816 people in Lee County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 7
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 572
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 85.7%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Lower third of counties
- 83.3%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (6 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet AL081 · Lee County 7 sys · 572 viol · #369/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 85.7% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 7.9% health
- RANK-TOP #369/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±1.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 83.3% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 71%
- SYS-TINY 7 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Dale County (+ 1 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Lee County ranks #369 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #8 of 67 counties in Alabama. See methodology · corpus placement.
Lee County standing, lower-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 85.7% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 7.9% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 83.3% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #369 of 3,254 · #8 of 67 in Alabama.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Lee County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Lee County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Water Works | 65,313 | 256 | Detected |
| Opelika, Ww Bd. of the City Of | 45,621 | 67 | Detected |
| Smiths Water and Sewer Authority | 31,695 | 27 | Detected |
| Loachapoka Water Authority | 13,503 | 105 | Detected |
| Beauregard Water Authority | 12,270 | 22 | Clean |
| Beulah Utilities District | 10,389 | 95 | Detected |
| Dollar General #20059, Auburn, AL | 25 | 0 | - |
Compare beyond Alabama
Lower-flagged peers for Lee County
Cross-state counties nearest Lee County on flagged-system share (85.7%) and cumulative violation count (572). 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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