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Community Water System · PWS AL0000122

Nectar, Town Of

Cleveland, Alabama 35049 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,288 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,288
People served
233
EPA violations
7
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 233 drinking-water violations at Nectar, Town Of, 3% of them health-based - above the Alabama per-system average.

233
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,288
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Nectar, Town Of

Nectar, Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,288 residents in Cleveland, Alabama (Blount County) through 1,096 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 233 total violations for this system , of which 7 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 217 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 20 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Alabama, EPA tracks 562 public water systems serving 6,193,356 people, with 40,486 cumulative violations and 3,786 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 72 violations. Statewide, 157 of 306 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (51.3%).

Nectar, Town Of's 233 violations sit above the Alabama average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
3,288
Total Violations
233
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,096
County
Blount
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
217
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 20 2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 20 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2008
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 1995
Nitrate MR 6 2005
Xylenes, Total MR 6 2010
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2010
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2010
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2010
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 2010
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 2010
Styrene MR 6 2010
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2010
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2010
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 2010
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2010
Ethylbenzene MR 6 2010
Toluene MR 6 2010
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 2010
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2010
Benzene MR 6 2010
Trichloroethylene MR 6 2010
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 2010
Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 2010
Vinyl chloride MR 6 2010
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 2010
Public Notice Other 3 2011
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2008
Barium MR 2 1998
Cadmium MR 2 1998

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Nectar, Town Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID AL0000122 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Alabama Drinking Water Authority

Alabama's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find AL regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2015 TTHM MR 20 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 20 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2456
2011 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 7500
2010 Xylenes, Total MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2955
2010 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2968
2010 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2969
2010 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2979
2010 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2980
2010 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2981
2010 Styrene MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2996
2010 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2380
2010 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2964
2010 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2983
2010 CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2989
2010 Ethylbenzene MR 6 SDWIS / AL0000122 / 2992

How Nectar, Town Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Nectar, Town Of Alabama avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 233 72 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 7 6.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 51.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 3,288 11,020 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 562 regulated public water systems in Alabama.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Nectar, Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Nectar, Town Of (PWS ID: AL0000122) has 233 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,288 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Nectar, Town Of serve? ▼
Nectar, Town Of serves 3,288 people in Cleveland, Alabama. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,096 service connections.
What type of violations does Nectar, Town Of have? ▼
Nectar, Town Of has 233 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 217 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Nectar, Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Nectar, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Nectar, Town Of use? ▼
Nectar, Town Of uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.