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Community Water System · PWS AL0000624

Hartford Water Works

Operator location Hartford, Alabama - larger served population (> 3,309) at 4,140 people served; 191 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

4,140
People served (this PWS)
191
EPA violations (this PWS)
3
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Hartford Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

4,140 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #8,679 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Hartford Water Works sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (191), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (4,140; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#8,679 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#254 of 487
Population · AL
191
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,380
County
Geneva
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
182
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 9 2022
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 8 2023
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2023
Xylenes, Total MR 8 2023
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2023
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2023
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 2023
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 8 2023
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 8 2023
Tetrachloroethylene MR 8 2023
CHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2023
Benzene MR 8 2023
Toluene MR 8 2023
Ethylbenzene MR 8 2023
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 8 2023
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2023
Vinyl chloride MR 8 2023
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 8 2023
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2023
Carbon tetrachloride MR 8 2023
Styrene MR 8 2023
Trichloroethylene MR 8 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2003
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1993
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2022
Public Notice Other 2 2024

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Hartford Water Works has 191 recorded EPA violations, 85% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 15% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (3 of 191), and it ranks #8,679 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

191 Higher than most more violations than 85% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 174 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NEtFOSAA 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/18/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/18/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/18/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/18/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/18/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 4/18/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/18/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/18/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/18/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/18/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/18/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/18/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/18/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/18/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Hartford Water Works

EPA SDWIS lists 4,140 people served and 1,380 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

191 violations · 4,140 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Hartford Water Works

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater