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Community Water System · PWS AL0000685

Gordon, Town Of

Gordon, Alabama 36343 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 414 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

414
People served
44
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 44 drinking-water violations at Gordon, Town Of, 9% of them health-based - below the Alabama per-system average.

44
Total EPA violations on record
9%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
414
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Gordon, Town Of

Gordon, Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 414 residents in Gordon, Alabama (Houston County) through 157 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 44 total violations for this system , of which 4 (9%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 21 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 Public Notice, recorded in 10 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

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%).

Gordon, Town Of's 44 violations sit below 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
414
Total Violations
44
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
157
County
Houston
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
21
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 10 2020
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 2019
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1991
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1996
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2022
TTHM MR 2 2020

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 Gordon, Town Of.

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 AL0000685 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 2 SDWIS / AL0000685 / 8000
2020 Public Notice Other 10 SDWIS / AL0000685 / 7500
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000685 / 2456
2020 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000685 / 2950
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 SDWIS / AL0000685 / 8000
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 SDWIS / AL0000685 / 5000
1996 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / AL0000685 / 3100
1991 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / AL0000685 / 3100

How Gordon, Town Of Compares

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

Metric Gordon, Town Of Alabama avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 44 72 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 414 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 Gordon, Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Gordon, Town Of (PWS ID: AL0000685) has 44 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 414 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Gordon, Town Of serve? ▼
Gordon, Town Of serves 414 people in Gordon, Alabama. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 157 service connections.
What type of violations does Gordon, Town Of have? ▼
Gordon, Town Of has 44 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 21 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Gordon, Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Gordon, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Gordon, Town Of use? ▼
Gordon, Town Of 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. 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.