County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
10 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 272,754 people in Tuscaloosa County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 10
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 118
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 0.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (10 tested) Lower third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet AL125 · Tuscaloosa County 10 sys · 118 viol · #258/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-SW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-MID 22.0% health
- RANK-TOP #258/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 80%
- SYS-SMALL 10 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, Tuscaloosa County ranks #258 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #6 of 67 counties in Alabama. See methodology · corpus placement.
Tuscaloosa 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 22.0% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #258 of 3,254 · #6 of 67 in Alabama.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Tuscaloosa County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Tuscaloosa County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
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 |
Compare beyond Alabama
Mid-flagged peers for Tuscaloosa County
Cross-state counties nearest Tuscaloosa County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (118). 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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