Is SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,598 people get their water from it, across 866 connections.
SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM ranks 6,893th by violation burden (47th percentile) - 5 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM compares within AL
SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM's 2 health-based violations sit within the AL average of 2.1, across 364 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM is from 2011-05-12 (health-based: 2010-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM'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: 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
SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,893th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.