Is SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION-WATER SERVICES's water safe to drink?
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION-WATER SERVICES has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 40,101, over 13,367 connections.
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION-WATER SERVICES's record against the rest of the country
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION-WATER SERVICES has 5 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 6,845th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 47th percentile nationally.
How SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION-WATER SERVICES compares within AL
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION-WATER SERVICES's 2 health-based violations sit within the AL average of 2.1, across 364 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION-WATER SERVICES is from 2006-01-10 (health-based: 2006-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION-WATER SERVICES'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION-WATER SERVICES 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 5 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.