Question 1

Is Repton Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Repton Water Works (PWS ID: AL0000344) has 170 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 510 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Repton Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Repton Water Works serves 510 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Repton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 170 service connections. The operator address is listed in Repton, Alabama.

Question 3

What type of violations does Repton Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Repton Water Works has 170 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 151 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Repton Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Repton Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Repton Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Repton Water Works uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Repton Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Repton Water Works ranks #28,347 of 29,740 by people served, and #487 of 487 in Alabama. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Repton Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Repton Water Works has 170 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 17% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 83% of that cohort has fewer violations than Repton Water Works. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	6	2003
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2005
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	5	2005
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2005
Vinyl chloride	MR	5	2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2005
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	5	2005
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	5	2005
Trichloroethylene	MR	5	2005
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	5	2005
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	5	2005
Toluene	MR	5	2005
Styrene	MR	5	2005
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	5	2003
Xylenes, Total	MR	5	2005
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	5	2005
Ethylbenzene	MR	5	2005
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2005
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	5	2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2005
Benzene	MR	5	2005
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	RPT	4	2024
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	2002
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	TT	3	2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	2	2006
Endrin	MR	1	2003
Methoxychlor	MR	1	2003
Toxaphene	MR	1	2003

Repton Water Works

Repton Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Repton Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints