Question 1

Is Woodland Water Board water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Woodland Water Board (PWS ID: AL0001132) has 183 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,527 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Woodland Water Board serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Woodland Water Board serves 1,527 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Woodland or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 509 service connections. The operator address is listed in Woodland, Alabama.

Question 3

What type of violations does Woodland Water Board have?

Accepted Answer

Woodland Water Board has 183 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 159 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Woodland Water Board water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Woodland Water Board under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Woodland Water Board use?

Accepted Answer

Woodland Water Board uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Woodland Water Board sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Woodland Water Board ranks #15,710 of 29,740 by people served, and #391 of 487 in Alabama. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Woodland Water Board's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Woodland Water Board has 183 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 16% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 84% of that cohort has fewer violations than Woodland Water Board. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	40	2011
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	16	2019
Nitrate	MR	12	2005
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	10	2012
TTHM	MR	9	2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	9	2007
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	4	2015
Radium-228	MR	3	2004
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1994
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1994
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1994
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1994
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1994
Styrene	MR	2	1994
Cadmium	MR	2	1994
Chromium	MR	2	1994
Mercury	MR	2	1994
Nickel	MR	2	1994
Thallium, Total	MR	2	1994
Nitrite	MR	2	1994
Public Notice	Other	2	2011
Fluoride	MR	2	1994
Benzene	MR	2	1994
Antimony, Total	MR	2	1994

Woodland Water Board

Woodland Water Board standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Woodland Water Board

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served