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DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD

PWS ID: AL0000908 · DEMOPOLIS, Alabama 36732

DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD serves 10,530 people in DEMOPOLIS, Alabama using Groundwater water sources. It has 120 recorded EPA violations, including 13 health-based violations. PFAS "forever chemicals" were detected in UCMR5 testing (1 compound found).

Water Quality Snapshot: DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD

DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 10,530 residents in DEMOPOLIS, Alabama (Marengo County) through 3,510 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 120 total violations for this system , of which 13 (11%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 105 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 24 violations (MR). Under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, 1 PFAS compound was detected in samples collected from this system, with a maximum reported concentration of 12.2 ppt. PFAS are persistent synthetic chemicals linked to health effects at very low exposure levels.

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. DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD's 120 violations sit above the Alabama average. Statewide, 157 of 306 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (51.3%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
10,530
Total Violations
120
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
3,510
County
Marengo
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
105
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 24 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 24 2019
Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 2012
Arsenic MR 2 2020
Chromium MR 2 2020
Cadmium MR 2 2020
CYANIDE MR 2 2020
Nickel MR 2 2020
Nitrite MR 2 2020
Antimony, Total MR 2 2020
Thallium, Total MR 2 2020
Selenium MR 2 2020
Barium MR 2 2020
Mercury MR 2 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 1993
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2020
Fluoride MR 2 2020
Pentachlorophenol MR 1 2020
Diquat MR 1 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 1 2020
Endothall MR 1 2020
Dinoseb MR 1 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 1 2020
Simazine MR 1 2020
Toxaphene MR 1 2020
2,4,5-TP MR 1 2020
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 1 2020
Dalapon MR 1 2020
Endrin MR 1 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 1 2020

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 150 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
11Cl-PF3OUdS 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 2/5/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 2/5/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 2/5/2024 11.2000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
ADONA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 2/5/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 2/5/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 2/5/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 2/5/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 2/5/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 2/5/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 2/5/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 2/5/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 2/5/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 2/5/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 2/5/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 2/5/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 2/5/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 2/5/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 2/5/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 2/5/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 2/5/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L 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 DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD.

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 AL0000908 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
2020 Arsenic MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1005
2020 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1020
2020 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1015
2020 CYANIDE MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1024
2020 Nickel MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1036
2020 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1041
2020 Antimony, Total MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1074
2020 Thallium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1085
2020 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1045
2020 Barium MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1010
2020 Mercury MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1035
2020 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1075
2020 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 1025
2020 Pentachlorophenol MR 1 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 2326
2020 Diquat MR 1 SDWIS / AL0000908 / 2032

How DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD Compares

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

Metric DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD Alabama avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 120 72 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 13 6.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection 1 compound 51.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 10,530 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
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD water safe to drink? ▼
DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD (PWS ID: AL0000908) has 120 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 1 PFAS compound found. This system serves 10,530 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD serve? ▼
DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD serves 10,530 people in DEMOPOLIS, Alabama. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3,510 service connections.
What type of violations does DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD have? ▼
DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD has 120 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 105 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD water? ▼
Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 1 PFAS compound in DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD's water supply: lithium. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.
What water source does DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD use? ▼
DEMOPOLIS WATER WORKS AND SEWER BOARD 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.

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