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What is in the water at 36801
4 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
BEULAH UTILITIES DISTRICT
PWSID AL0000180 · AL
PFAS and lithium
6 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 17 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0088 µg/L | 4 | 9/27/2023 |
| PFBA | 0.0077 µg/L | 2 | 5/2/2023 |
| PFOS | 0.0062 µg/L | 3 | 9/27/2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0051 µg/L | 4 | 9/27/2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0045 µg/L | 3 | 9/27/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0032 µg/L | 1 | 10/4/2023 |
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
1 open health-based violation(s) recorded in SDWIS and not yet returned to compliance.
- TT · contaminant code 5200 · began 2024-10-17
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.
OPELIKA, WW BD. OF THE CITY OF
PWSID AL0000816 · AL · serves 45,621 people
PFAS and lithium
4 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 18 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.011 µg/L | 5 | 8/30/2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0064 µg/L | 3 | 8/30/2023 |
| PFOS | 0.0064 µg/L | 4 | 8/30/2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0056 µg/L | 6 | 8/30/2023 |
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 19 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 2 stations serving this system across 9 results, 2019-03-07 to 2023-09-26. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
SMITHS WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
PWSID AL0000820 · AL · serves 31,695 people · service area inferred by a model, not supplied by the state
PFAS and lithium
5 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 20 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0063 µg/L | 4 | 7/23/2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0062 µg/L | 4 | 7/23/2024 |
| PFOA | 0.0059 µg/L | 4 | 7/23/2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0057 µg/L | 4 | 7/23/2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0044 µg/L | 4 | 7/23/2024 |
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
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.
MACON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
PWSID AL0000867 · AL
PFAS and lithium
2 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 2 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0048 µg/L | 1 | 4/23/2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0032 µg/L | 1 | 4/23/2024 |
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
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.
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 · 1 of 4 service areas here are modelled.