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What is in the water at 35671
3 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
ATHENS, THE WATERWORKS BD OF THE CITY OF
PWSID AL0000824 · AL · serves 40,596 people
PFAS and lithium
Sampled, nothing detected. Tested for 30 compounds under UCMR 5 with none found at or above its reporting limit. A reporting limit is the lowest concentration the method can measure, so this means “below that” rather than “zero”.
Health-based violations
1 open health-based violation(s) recorded in SDWIS and not yet returned to compliance.
- MRDL · contaminant code 1008 · began 2025-12-01
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTH.
PWSID AL0000833 · AL · serves 65,003 people
PFAS and lithium
7 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 21 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.025 µg/L | 3 | 8/7/2024 |
| PFBS | 0.012 µg/L | 3 | 8/7/2024 |
| PFOS | 0.011 µg/L | 3 | 8/7/2024 |
| PFOA | 0.0087 µg/L | 3 | 8/7/2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0075 µg/L | 3 | 8/7/2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0072 µg/L | 3 | 8/7/2024 |
| PFHxS | 0.0068 µg/L | 3 | 8/7/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Median hardness 72 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 13 stations serving this system across 74 results, 2015-06-23 to 2025-10-08. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
DECATUR, MUNICIPAL UTILITIES BOARD OF
PWSID AL0001084 · AL · serves 77,103 people
PFAS and lithium
2 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 5 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 0.013 µg/L | 3 | 9/18/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0034 µg/L | 2 | 8/17/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Median hardness 83 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 5 stations serving this system across 77 results, 2015-04-21 to 2024-09-12. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01.