EAST LOWNDES WATER ASSOCIATION, INC.
PWS ID: AL0001809 · COLUMBUS, Alabama 39705
EAST LOWNDES WATER ASSOCIATION, INC. serves 459 people in COLUMBUS, Alabama using Groundwater water sources. It has a clean compliance record with no EPA violations recorded. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.
Water Quality Snapshot: EAST LOWNDES WATER ASSOCIATION, INC.
EAST LOWNDES WATER ASSOCIATION, INC. is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 459 residents in COLUMBUS, Alabama (Lamar County) through 153 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 0 total violations for this system , giving it a clean Safe Drinking Water Act compliance record.
No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.
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. EAST LOWNDES WATER ASSOCIATION, INC.'s 0 violations sit below 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 153
- County
- Lamar
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 0
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Verify This Water System
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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 AL0001809 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Alabama Drinking Water Authority
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Find AL regulator via EPA SDWISHow EAST LOWNDES WATER ASSOCIATION, INC. Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | EAST LOWNDES WATER ASSOCIATION, INC. | Alabama avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 0 | 72 | SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 0 | 6.7 | Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL |
| PFAS detection | None | 51.3% | EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt |
| Population served | 459 | 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 |
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