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Ashford Water Works

Ashford, Alabama 36312 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,816 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,816
People served
124
EPA violations
0
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 124 drinking-water violations at Ashford Water Works - above the Alabama per-system average.

124
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,816
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ashford Water Works

Ashford Water Works is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,816 residents in Ashford, Alabama (Houston County) through 1,256 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 124 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 115 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 14 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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. Statewide, 157 of 306 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (51.3%).

Ashford Water Works's 124 violations sit above the Alabama average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
3,816
Total Violations
124
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,256
County
Houston
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
115
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2022
Arsenic MR 3 2001
Cadmium MR 3 2001
Chromium MR 3 2001
Nickel MR 3 2001
Nitrite MR 3 2001
Selenium MR 3 2001
Thallium, Total MR 3 2001
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 2001
Beryllium, Total MR 3 2001
Fluoride MR 3 2001
Nitrate MR 3 2001
Barium MR 3 2001
Antimony, Total MR 3 2001
Mercury MR 3 2001
CYANIDE MR 3 2001
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1994
Public Notice Other 2 2010
Carbofuran MR 1 2001
Vinyl chloride MR 1 2001
Aldicarb sulfone MR 1 2001
Styrene MR 1 2001
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 2001
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 2001
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 2001
Trichloroethylene MR 1 2001
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 1 2001
Chlordane MR 1 2001

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
HFPO-DA 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/30/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/30/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/30/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/30/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/30/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/30/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/30/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/30/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/30/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/30/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/30/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/30/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/30/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/30/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/30/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/30/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/30/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/30/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/30/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/30/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt 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 Ashford 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 AL0000671 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 8000
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 7000
2010 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 7500
2005 Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 5000
2001 Arsenic MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1005
2001 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1015
2001 Chromium MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1020
2001 Nickel MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1036
2001 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1041
2001 Selenium MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1045
2001 Thallium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1085
2001 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 4000
2001 Beryllium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1075
2001 Fluoride MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1025
2001 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000671 / 1040

How Ashford Water Works Compares

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

Metric Ashford Water Works Alabama avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 124 72 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 6.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 51.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 3,816 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 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ashford Water Works water safe to drink? ▼
Ashford Water Works (PWS ID: AL0000671) has 124 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,816 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Ashford Water Works serve? ▼
Ashford Water Works serves 3,816 people in Ashford, Alabama. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,256 service connections.
What type of violations does Ashford Water Works have? ▼
Ashford Water Works has 124 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 115 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ashford Water Works water? ▼
No. Ashford Water Works was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Ashford Water Works use? ▼
Ashford Water Works uses Groundwater 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.
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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.