Is East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa water safe to drink?

East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa (PWS ID: AL0001770) has 566 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 5,496 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa serve?

EPA SDWIS reports that East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa serves 5,496 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Robertsdale or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,832 service connections. The operator address is listed in Robertsdale, Alabama.

What type of violations does East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa have?

East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa has 566 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 558 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa water?

No. East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

What water source does East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa use?

East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa 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.

Where does East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa sit among U.S. public water systems?

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa ranks #7,275 of 29,740 by people served, and #208 of 487 in Alabama. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

How does East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa's violation count compare nationally?

East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa has 566 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 4% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 96% of that cohort has fewer violations than East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa. 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.

States → Alabama

Community Water System · PWS AL0001770

East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa

Operator location Robertsdale, Alabama - larger served population (> 3,309) at 5,496 people served; 566 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

5,496
People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems: 566
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems: 4
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share: No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS) Tested, none detected

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East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa standing, high SDWIS violation third

5,496 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #7,275 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (566), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (5,496; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#7,275 of 29,740
Population · /systems: #208 of 487
Population · AL: 566
Total EPA violations on record: 1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

Water Safety Score

27/100

East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations D

EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)

Monitoring & reporting violations F

562

Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)

PFAS contamination N/A

Tested, none detected

Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 1,832
County: Baldwin
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 4
Monitoring Violations: 558
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	11	2011
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	11	2011
Vinyl chloride	MR	11	2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	11	2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	11	2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	11	2011
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	11	2011
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	11	2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	11	2011
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	11	2011
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	11	2011
Benzene	MR	11	2011
Toluene	MR	11	2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	11	2011
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	11	2011
Trichloroethylene	MR	11	2011
Styrene	MR	11	2011
Ethylbenzene	MR	11	2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	11	2011
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	11	2011
Xylenes, Total	MR	11	2011
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	9	2024
BHC-GAMMA	MR	9	2017
Toxaphene	MR	9	2017
Dalapon	MR	9	2017
Endothall	MR	9	2017
Glyphosate	MR	9	2017
OXAMYL	MR	9	2017
Simazine	MR	9	2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	9	2017

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa has 566 recorded EPA violations, 96% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 4% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 566), and it ranks #7,275 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)

566 Higher than most more violations than 96% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

How to read this

Each dot is one public water system; the highlighted dot is East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa. A system to the right has more recorded violations; a system higher up has a larger share of those violations classified health-based rather than monitoring or reporting.

Rare but serious: few violations, but most of them are health-based.
Frequent, mostly paperwork: many violations, but mostly monitoring or reporting, not health-based.
Clean record: below-median on both counts, the tinted corner.

View all 30 systems as a list

City of Ballinger: 372 violations, 85% health-based
Nooksack Valley Water Association: 16 violations, 31% health-based
Montgomery Co RWD 12: 7 violations, 29% health-based
Irvin Water District #6: 11 violations, 27% health-based
Ticonderoga WD: 47 violations, 26% health-based
Pine Valley Plantation: 37 violations, 24% health-based
McLouth, City Of: 29 violations, 17% health-based
Kipling Oaks 1: 25 violations, 16% health-based
South Deerfield Water Supply District: 96 violations, 16% health-based
Sunset Ridge Water District: 82 violations, 15% health-based
Orange Water Dept: 136 violations, 14% health-based
Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1: 167 violations, 11% health-based
Lake Gibson Estates: 42 violations, 2% health-based
Benson Culinary Improvement District: 212 violations, 1% health-based
Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth: 567 violations, 1% health-based
East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa: 566 violations, 1% health-based (this system)
Miccosukee Service Plaza: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600: 2 violations, 0% health-based
Center Water Co: 5 violations, 0% health-based
Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs: 9 violations, 0% health-based
Great Bend Industrial Park: 14 violations, 0% health-based
Glen Park Village: 19 violations, 0% health-based
Camp Is-Sho-Da: 22 violations, 0% health-based
Hamilton: 33 violations, 0% health-based
Town of Welaka: 54 violations, 0% health-based
Township of Blairstown Dpw: 61 violations, 0% health-based
McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority: 71 violations, 0% health-based
Clarkdale Municipal Water System: 114 violations, 0% health-based
Eureka Water Association: 273 violations, 0% health-based

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFTrDA	6/6/2023	<7.00 ppt	7.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTA	6/6/2023	<8.00 ppt	8.00 ppt	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	6/6/2023	<6.00 ppt	6.00 ppt	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	6/6/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	6/6/2023	<6.00 ppt	6.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTA	6/6/2023	<8.00 ppt	8.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTrDA	6/6/2023	<7.00 ppt	7.00 ppt	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	6/6/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMPA	12/5/2023	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpS	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMBA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFEESA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
NFDHA	12/5/2023	<20.00 ppt	20.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTA	12/5/2023	<8.00 ppt	8.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTrDA	12/5/2023	<7.00 ppt	7.00 ppt	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	12/5/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	12/5/2023	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	12/5/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	12/5/2023	<6.00 ppt	6.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBS	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFUnA	12/5/2023	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxS	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFNA	12/5/2023	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOS	12/5/2023	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOA	12/5/2023	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	12/5/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	12/5/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
ADONA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeS	12/5/2023	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBA	12/5/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	12/5/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDoA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMBA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBA	12/5/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBS	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxS	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFNA	12/5/2023	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOS	12/5/2023	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOA	12/5/2023	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDoA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxA	12/5/2023	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFUnA	12/5/2023	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	12/5/2023	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected

Population served record for East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa

EPA SDWIS lists 5,496 people served and 1,832 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

EPA SDWIS · PWS AL0001770

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

566 violations · 5,496 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.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with East Central Baldwin County Water & Fpa

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

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