TALLADEGA COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: AL0001685 · TALLADEGA, Alabama 35161
PFAS Detected
4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
4,713
Total Violations
5
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,571
- County
- Talladega
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 5
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2021 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 2 | 1993 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 40 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 9/9/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/4/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/4/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/4/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/4/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/4/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/21/2025 | 0.0112 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/21/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/21/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/21/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/21/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/21/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/21/2025 | 0.0064 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/21/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/21/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/21/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/21/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/21/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/21/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/21/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/21/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/21/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/21/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/21/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/21/2025 | 0.0150 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/21/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/21/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/21/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/21/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/21/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/21/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/21/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/21/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/21/2025 | 0.0046 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/21/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 3/26/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 10/27/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 10/27/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 10/27/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 10/27/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
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.