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Lee County, Alabama

Water Systems
7
Population Served
178,816
Total Violations
572
45 health-based
PFAS Detected
5
of 6 tested

Violation Analysis

85.7%
Systems with Violations
81.7
Avg Violations per System
7.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
5 systems (71%)
GW
2 systems (29%)

PFAS Contamination

6
Systems Tested
5
PFAS Detected
83.3%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (6)

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
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 -

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 Lee County? ▼
Lee County has 572 total drinking water violations across 7 water systems, of which 45 are health-based violations. 85.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Lee County systems? ▼
Water systems in Lee County serve approximately 178,816 people through 7 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Lee County water? ▼
Of 6 water systems tested for PFAS in Lee County, 5 had PFAS detected (83.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Lee County? ▼
Water systems in Lee County use SW (5 systems), GW (2 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. 7.9% of Lee 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.