Community Water System · PWS AL0001142
Phenix City Utilities
Operator location Phenix City, Alabama - UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 235 violations and 42,267 people served.
- 42,267
- People served (this PWS)
- 235
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 12
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 6 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Phenix City Utilities standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 5% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #1,303 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Phenix City Utilities sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (235), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (42,267; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 5% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #1,303 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #25 of 487
- Population · AL
- 235
- Total EPA violations on record
- 5%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 14,089
- County
- Russell
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 12
- Monitoring Violations
- 218
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 26 | 2023 |
| TTHM | MCL | 12 | 2013 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 10 | 2020 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 10 | 2020 |
| Endothall | MR | 7 | 2020 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 5 | 2007 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Simazine | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Picloram | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Atrazine | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| LASSO | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Diquat | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Dalapon | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| Endrin | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 4 | 2005 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Phenix City Utilities has 235 recorded EPA violations, 87% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 13% carry more. 5% of this system's own violations are health-based (12 of 235), and it ranks #1,303 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)
235 Higher than most more violations than 87% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 16 of 91 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 7/30/2024 | 5.60 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/30/2024 | 4.40 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/30/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/30/2024 | 6.80 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/30/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/30/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/30/2024 | 3.10 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/30/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/30/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/30/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/30/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/30/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/30/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/30/2024 | 4.70 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/30/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/30/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/29/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/29/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/29/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/29/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 10/2/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 10/2/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 10/2/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 10/2/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 10/2/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 10/2/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 10/2/2024 | 5.30 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFHpA | 10/2/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 10/2/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 10/2/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 10/2/2024 | 6.30 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFOA | 10/2/2024 | 5.40 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 10/2/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 10/2/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 10/2/2024 | 5.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFMBA | 10/2/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 10/2/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for Phenix City Utilities
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS AL0001142 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
235 violations · 42,267 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Phenix City Utilities
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Alabama compares on the same EPA violation measures. Alabama systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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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.