What's in JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY's water?
JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 7,800, over 2,656 connections.
How this compares nationally
14 total violations and 8 health-based ones put JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY at the 81th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,473 of 12,903.
Against the AL average
AL's 364 covered systems average 2.1 health-based violations each; JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY carries 8, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-09-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY's record does not cover
This is what JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 8 health-based violations on file for JACKSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.