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Mobile County, Alabama

Water Systems
15
Population Served
461,024
Total Violations
2,918
127 health-based
PFAS Detected
5
of 13 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
194.5
Avg Violations per System
4.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
13 systems (87%)
SW
2 systems (13%)

PFAS Contamination

13
Systems Tested
5
PFAS Detected
38.5%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (15)

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
Mobile, Bd. of W&S Comm. of the City Of 279,000 204 Clean
Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority 39,573 354 Clean
South Alabama Utilities Water System 39,249 426 Detected
Prichard Water Works Board 28,803 163 Clean
Saraland, Bd of W&S Commissioners 13,827 107 Detected
Grand Bay Water Works Board 11,100 38 Detected
St. Elmo-Irvington Water Authority 10,284 171 Detected
Bayou la Batre Utilities 8,100 202 Clean
Satsuma (the Wwb of the City Of) 7,248 154 Clean
Kushla Water District 6,294 11 Clean
Turnerville Water & Fire Pro District 5,991 2 Clean
Dauphin Island Water & Sewer 5,802 259 Clean
Lemoyne Water System, Inc. 3,825 440 Clean
Mt. Vernon, Town Of 1,878 288 -
U.S. Amines (Bucks) LLC 50 99 -

Other Counties in Alabama

Jefferson County
14 systems · 807,140 served · 493 violations
Madison County
9 systems · 557,706 served · 1,075 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 Mobile County? ▼
Mobile County has 2,918 total drinking water violations across 15 water systems, of which 127 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Mobile County systems? ▼
Water systems in Mobile County serve approximately 461,024 people through 15 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Mobile County water? ▼
Of 13 water systems tested for PFAS in Mobile County, 5 had PFAS detected (38.5% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Mobile County? ▼
Water systems in Mobile County use GW (13 systems), SW (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. 4.4% of Mobile 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.