LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS

Q: Is LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS water safe to drink?

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS (PWS ID: AL0000178) has 125 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 1 PFAS compound found. This system serves 4,047 people using Surface Water sources.

Q: What type of violations does LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS have?

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS has 125 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 102 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Q: Has PFAS been detected in LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS water?

Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 1 PFAS compound in LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS's water supply: PFBA. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.

Q: What water source does LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS use?

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Q: 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.

Reviewed byPlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

PWS ID: AL0000178 · LAFAYETTE, Alabama 36862

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS serves 4,047 people in LAFAYETTE, Alabama using Surface Water water sources. It has 125 recorded EPA violations, including 18 health-based violations. PFAS "forever chemicals" were detected in UCMR5 testing (1 compound found).

Water Quality Snapshot: LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 4,047 residents in LAFAYETTE, Alabama (Chambers County) through 1,349 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 125 total violations for this system , of which 18 (14%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 102 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 16 violations (MR). Under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, 1 PFAS compound was detected in samples collected from this system, with a maximum reported concentration of 0.0064 ppt. PFAS are persistent synthetic chemicals linked to health effects at very low exposure levels.

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. LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS's 125 violations sit above the Alabama average. Statewide, 157 of 306 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (51.3%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served

4,047

Total Violations

125

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Surface Water

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 1,349
County: Chambers
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 12
Monitoring Violations: 102
Treatment Tech Violations: 6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
TTHM	MR	16	2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	16	2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	10	2016
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	6	1994
Coliform (TCR)	MR	5	2012
Barium	MR	4	1985
Mercury	MR	4	1985
Selenium	MR	4	1985
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	4	1985
Nitrate	MR	4	1985
Chromium	MR	4	1985
Arsenic	MR	4	1985
Cadmium	MR	4	1985
Fluoride	MR	4	1985
2,4-D	MR	3	2000
Dalapon	MR	2	2000
TTHM	MCL	2	2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	1	2000
Xylenes, Total	MR	1	2000
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	1	2000
Vinyl chloride	MR	1	2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	1	2000
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	1	2000
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	1	2000
Trichloroethylene	MR	1	2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	1	2000
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	1	2000
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	1	2000
Benzene	MR	1	2000
2,4,5-TP	MR	1	1980

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFBA	9/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	9/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	9/11/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	9/11/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	9/11/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	9/11/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	9/11/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	9/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	9/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	9/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	9/11/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	9/11/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	9/11/2023	<0.006 µg/L	0.006 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTrDA	9/11/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	9/11/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	9/11/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	9/11/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	9/11/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
lithium	7/10/2023	<9 µg/L	9 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	4/4/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
lithium	4/4/2023	<9 µg/L	9 µg/L	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	4/4/2023	<0.006 µg/L	0.006 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTrDA	4/4/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	4/4/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	4/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBA	4/26/2023	0.0064 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Detected
PFNA	4/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	4/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	4/26/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	4/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	4/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	4/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	4/26/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	4/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	4/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	4/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	4/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	4/26/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	4/26/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected

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 LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS.

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 AL0000178 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
2023	TTHM	MR	16	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2950
2023	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	16	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2456
2016	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	10	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2456
2012	Coliform (TCR)	MR	5	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 3100
2002	TTHM	MCL	2	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2950
2000	2,4-D	MR	3	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2105
2000	Dalapon	MR	2	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2031
2000	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	1	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2378
2000	Xylenes, Total	MR	1	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2955
2000	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	1	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2969
2000	Vinyl chloride	MR	1	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2976
2000	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	1	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2977
2000	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	1	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2980
2000	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	1	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2982
2000	Trichloroethylene	MR	1	SDWIS / AL0000178 / 2984

How LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS Compares

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

Metric	LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS	Alabama avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	125	72	SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	18	6.7	Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection	1 compound	51.3%	EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served	4,047	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
Nitrate (as N)	10 mg/L	Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS water safe to drink? ▼

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS (PWS ID: AL0000178) has 125 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 1 PFAS compound found. This system serves 4,047 people using Surface Water sources.

How many people does LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS serve? ▼

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS serves 4,047 people in LAFAYETTE, Alabama. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,349 service connections.

What type of violations does LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS have? ▼

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS has 125 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 102 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS water? ▼

Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 1 PFAS compound in LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS's water supply: PFBA. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.

What water source does LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS use? ▼

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS 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.

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