WEST ETOWAH WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY
PWS ID: AL0000582 · ATTALLA, Alabama 35954
PFAS Detected
7 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,900
Total Violations
24
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,300
- County
- Etowah
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 13
- Monitoring Violations
- 8
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 9 | 2004 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 4 | 2022 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 2 | 2000 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 1 | 2017 |
| Public Notice | Other | 1 | 2022 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 1 | 2017 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 1 | 2017 |
| Picloram | MR | 1 | 2017 |
| Dalapon | MR | 1 | 2017 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 1 | 2017 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 15 of 180 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:2 FTS | 9/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/18/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/18/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/18/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/10/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/10/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/10/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/10/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/10/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/10/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/10/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/10/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/10/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/10/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/10/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/10/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/10/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/10/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/10/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/10/2024 | 0.0045 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/10/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/10/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/10/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/10/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/10/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/10/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/10/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/10/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/10/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.