Question 1

Is Red Level Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Red Level Water Works (PWS ID: AL0000378) has 51 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 846 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Red Level Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Red Level Water Works serves 846 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Red Level or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 282 service connections. The operator address is listed in Red Level, Alabama.

Question 3

What type of violations does Red Level Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Red Level Water Works has 51 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Red Level Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Red Level Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Red Level 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 Red Level Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Red Level Water Works ranks #21,857 of 29,740 by people served, and #457 of 487 in Alabama. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Red Level Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Red Level Water Works has 51 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 43% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 57% of that cohort has fewer violations than Red Level 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
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2024
Styrene	MR	3	2021
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2021
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2021
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2021
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2021
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2021
Toluene	MR	2	2021
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2021
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2021
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2021
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2021
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2021
Benzene	MR	2	2021
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2021
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2021
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2021
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2021
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2021
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2021
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2021

Red Level Water Works

Red Level Water Works standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Red Level Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints