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Madison County, Alabama

Water Systems
9
Population Served
557,706
Total Violations
1,075
196 health-based
PFAS Detected
7
of 8 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
119.4
Avg Violations per System
18.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
8 systems (89%)
GW
1 system (11%)

PFAS Contamination

8
Systems Tested
7
PFAS Detected
87.5%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (9)

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
Huntsville Utilities 262,158 1 Detected
Madison County Water Department 119,100 60 Detected
Madison, the W & Ww Board of the City Of 54,114 231 Detected
Harvest-Monrovia Water System 51,915 28 Detected
US Army Garrison-Redstone Arsenal 44,472 474 Detected
Owens Crossroads Water Authority 11,532 38 Clean
Triana Water Works 7,047 194 Detected
New Hope Water System 6,213 15 Detected
Gurley Water System 1,155 34 -

Other Counties in Alabama

Jefferson County
14 systems · 807,140 served · 493 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
Shelby County
16 systems · 210,543 served · 749 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Madison County? ▼
Madison County has 1,075 total drinking water violations across 9 water systems, of which 196 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Madison County systems? ▼
Water systems in Madison County serve approximately 557,706 people through 9 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Madison County water? ▼
Of 8 water systems tested for PFAS in Madison County, 7 had PFAS detected (87.5% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Madison County? ▼
Water systems in Madison County use SW (8 systems), GW (1 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. 18.2% of Madison 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.