Is SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WATER AUTHORITY's water safe to drink?
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WATER AUTHORITY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 5,196, over 1,732 connections.
How this compares nationally
65 total violations and 2 health-based ones put SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WATER AUTHORITY at the 55th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,856 of 12,903.
Against the AL average
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WATER AUTHORITY's 2 health-based violations sit within the AL average of 2.1, across 364 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WATER AUTHORITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
The concern categories on record
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
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 SOUTHWEST ALABAMA WATER AUTHORITY's record does not cover
This is what SOUTHWEST ALABAMA 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 - 2 health-based violations on file for SOUTHWEST ALABAMA 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.