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Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Water Systems
10
Population Served
272,754
Total Violations
118
26 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 10 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
11.8
Avg Violations per System
22.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
8 systems (80%)
GW
2 systems (20%)

PFAS Contamination

10
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
10.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (10)

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
Tuscaloosa Water & Sewer 166,524 43 Clean
Northport Water Works (City Of) 40,551 9 Clean
Carrolls Creek Water Authority 16,248 10 Clean
Citizens Water Service, Inc. 15,096 24 Clean
Mitchell Water System Inc 8,730 6 Clean
Englewood-Hulls Water System, Inc. 7,077 2 Clean
Fosters-Ralph Water Authority 6,015 4 Clean
Coker Water Authority 5,118 5 Clean
Coaling Water Authority 3,747 13 Clean
Buhl, Elrod & Holman Water Authority 3,648 2 Clean

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
Shelby County
16 systems · 210,543 served · 749 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Tuscaloosa County? ▼
Tuscaloosa County has 118 total drinking water violations across 10 water systems, of which 26 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Tuscaloosa County systems? ▼
Water systems in Tuscaloosa County serve approximately 272,754 people through 10 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Tuscaloosa County water? ▼
Of 10 water systems tested for PFAS in Tuscaloosa County, 1 had PFAS detected (10.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Tuscaloosa County? ▼
Water systems in Tuscaloosa County use SW (8 systems), GW (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. 22.0% of Tuscaloosa 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.