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Talladega County, Alabama

Water Systems
16
Population Served
90,063
Total Violations
1,068
55 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 8 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
66.8
Avg Violations per System
5.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
11 systems (69%)
SW
5 systems (31%)

PFAS Contamination

8
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
50.0%
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

Talladega 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
Sylacauga Utilities Board 24,087 166 Clean
Talladega Water and Sewer Board, City Of 20,250 90 Detected
Lincoln, City Of 13,923 221 Detected
Childersburg Water & Sewer Board 9,744 91 Detected
Fayetteville Water Authority 5,865 4 Clean
Talladega County Water Department 4,713 5 Detected
Munford Water Authority, Inc. 4,467 83 Clean
Central Talladega County Water District 3,600 16 Clean
Sycamore Water and Sewer Authority 1,728 30 -
Water Works, Inc. 594 93 -
Waldo, Town Of 450 104 -
Camp Mac Inc. 300 9 -
Logan Landing, LLC 150 47 -
Clear Creek Harbor, LLC 135 31 -
Talladega-Shelby Water Treatment Plant 32 62 -
Coosa Pines Recreation Assoc., Inc. 25 16 -

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 Talladega County? ▼
Talladega County has 1,068 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 55 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Talladega County systems? ▼
Water systems in Talladega County serve approximately 90,063 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Talladega County water? ▼
Of 8 water systems tested for PFAS in Talladega County, 4 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Talladega County? ▼
Water systems in Talladega County use GW (11 systems), SW (5 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. 5.1% of Talladega 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.