SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD: EPA violation history, explained
SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 5,994 people get their water from it, across 1,998 connections.
SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD's record against the rest of the country
7 total violations and 6 health-based ones put SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD at the 74th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,302 of 12,903.
How SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD compares within AL
SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD's 6 health-based violations sit above 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
The last violation EPA has on record for SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD is from 2007-01-07 (health-based: 2007-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD'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; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD 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 - 6 health-based violations on file for SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD - 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.