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Shelby County, Alabama

Water Systems
16
Population Served
210,543
Total Violations
749
52 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 9 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
46.8
Avg Violations per System
6.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
9 systems (56%)
SW
7 systems (44%)

PFAS Contamination

9
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
66.7%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (16)

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
Alabaster Water Board 41,061 133 Detected
Shelby County Commission-Water Services 40,101 12 Detected
Pelham Water Works 38,703 38 Detected
Calera Water Works 26,982 85 Clean
Helena, Utilities Board of the City Of 21,300 29 Detected
Columbiana, the Ww Board of the Town Of 11,664 150 Clean
Montevallo Water Works & Sewer 9,741 61 Detected
Bethel Water System 4,398 9 Clean
Sterrett-Vandiver Water System 3,153 37 Detected
Wilton Water Works 3,063 66 -
Vincent (the Wwb of the City Of) 2,733 83 -
Harpersville Water Board 2,550 20 -
Wilsonville Water Works 2,415 2 -
Little Waxie Water Authority 1,383 8 -
Fsi Green Park South Property LLC 966 8 -
Yes Southgate, LLC 330 8 -

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 Shelby County? ▼
Shelby County has 749 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 52 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Shelby County systems? ▼
Water systems in Shelby County serve approximately 210,543 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Shelby County water? ▼
Of 9 water systems tested for PFAS in Shelby County, 6 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Shelby County? ▼
Water systems in Shelby County use GW (9 systems), SW (7 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. 6.9% of Shelby 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.