County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Russell County, Alabama
5 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 74,437 people in Russell County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 5
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 600
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 66.7%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (3 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet AL113 · Russell County 5 sys · 600 viol · #704/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 3.0% health
- RANK-UPPER #704/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 66.7% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 60%
- SYS-TINY 5 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Jefferson County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Russell County ranks #704 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #24 of 67 counties in Alabama. See methodology · corpus placement.
Russell 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 3.0% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 66.7% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #704 of 3,254 · #24 of 67 in Alabama.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Russell County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Russell County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix City Utilities | 42,267 | 235 | Detected |
| Russell County Water Authority | 16,923 | 27 | Detected |
| Ft Mitchell Water System | 13,509 | 116 | Clean |
| Hurtsboro Water & Sewer Board | 1,038 | 105 | - |
| Westrock Coated Board, LLC | 700 | 117 | - |
Compare beyond Alabama
Mid-flagged peers for Russell County
Cross-state counties nearest Russell County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (600). 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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